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Next month is the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, the first popular revolt against Soviet domination in eastern Europe. Young Hungarians took to the streets of their capital on the Danube to raise their fist against communist rule before being crushed by Soviet tanks. Back then, in the midst of the uprising, the editors of Hungarian state radio announced to the country's stunned citizens that they had been lied to about the state of the economy and the activities of the government...
...Communists vs. Christians "The War for China's Soul" [aug. 28], on the growth of Christianity in China, implied that Chinese Communist Party control over religion might be relaxing. But given the party's history of infiltrating seemingly safe social networks, it is likely that those house churches are no more beyond government control than are Internet search engines or chat rooms. In a country where politically incorrect websites are routinely shut down and the government uses text messages as warnings against public demonstrations and has a history of using neighbors to spy on one another, can Chinese Christians really...
...This technology, which allows users to make digital phone calls over the Internet, has become popular with consumers worldwide because it's a cheap way to phone. But in communist Vietnam?where authorities have effectively blocked access to pro-democracy blogs and websites, and e-mails are presumed to be scanned?VoIP has also proven a relatively secure means of political networking. There, activists use VoIP to contact each other, take part in conference calls and live debates, and post recorded voice messages via online forums available on the websites of VoIP providers such as PalTalk, Yahoo! Messenger and Skype...
...Baghdad was a wonderful piece of work. Is it the same Iraq that our Administration paints such a rosy picture of? In the process of trying to shove liberty and democracy down the Iraqis' throats, we have made their day-to-day lives miserable. Saroja Venkatraman Martinez, Georgia, U.S. Communists vs. Christians "The War For China's Soul" [Aug. 28], on the growth of Christianity in China, said that house churches are "one of China's few bulwarks against government power" and implied that Chinese Communist Party control over religion might be relaxing. But given the party's history...
...online poll by the People's Daily website, which carried the story, found that nearly 80% of respondents either thought the forced prison tour was "just for show" or would be ineffective in preventing the officials from illegally profiting from their positions. That is a distressing prospect for Communist Party Cadres, who remain keenly aware that rampant corruption was one of the prime motivating factors behind the huge 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations that were finally suppressed by the military at a cost of hundreds of lives...