Word: commandeering
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...trial of Serbian ultranationalist leader Vojislav Seselj may be the last of the major Balkan war-crimes trials to be heard by the Hague Tribunal, but it is also unique for other reasons: Unlike the rest of the politicians and military commanders indicted by the Tribunal, Seselj is not accused of physically hurting anybody, or of being part of a chain of command that ordered mass murder and other abuses. Instead, the politician whose trial began Wednesday is accuse of inciting war crimes by churning out inflammatory speeches and disseminating "poisonous ideas...
Anthony Zinni, a retired four-star Marine general, was in charge of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees Pakistan and 26 other nations, when Musharraf took over as chief of staff of the Pakistani army in 1998. He recalls the very first time he met the Pakistani leader. "He said his No. 1 concern was that over half his officers had not been outside of Pakistan," Zinni told TIME. Zinni, who last met with Musharraf in Pakistan about two months ago, believes that country's nuclear arsenal is secure. "I think the military has a handle on it," he says...
...Rawlins ’99—each of whom ascended to the UC’s top position from the vice presidential post—said they believed they were advantaged in their respective campaigns by their prior public exposure as the council’s second-in-command...
...when it opens next year at a date still to be determined. Currently many State Department personnel in Iraq live in trailers surrounding Iraq's Republican Palace, a working mansion of roughly 300 rooms retrofitted to accommodate the U.S. embassy's temporary residence and elements of the American military command. The new embassy facility will have recreation facilities and apartment-style housing in buildings built to withstand any falling bombs. "We will have kitchens," said U.S. Economic Minister Ambassador Charles Ries, who spoke to reporters about the staffing issue alongside Butenis...
...deal forged with opposition leader Benazir Bhutto that allowed her to return to Pakistan from exile as a symbol of resurgent democracy. With the persnickety high court "cleansed," Musharraf may now be able to find a face-saving way to transition into the presidency while giving up his military command...