Word: copse
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Philippe, who seems certain to emerge as a Haitian power broker if his uprising succeeds, insists that things will get better. He claims he wants to revive democratic institutions that he says Aristide has smothered--including the military that Aristide dismantled in 1995. "I'm not fighting for personal political...
Such are the dangers that Iraqi policemen routinely face. As soldiers from the American-led coalition increasingly pull back from the front lines, Iraq's newly reformed police force is moving in, trying to return security to a country that has been threatened by internal chaos. While it isn't...
Dhahir sits in his freshly repainted office, separated from the masses and the honking traffic below by layers of concertina wire and sand-filled barriers. The 42-year-old police colonel, his black hair specked with silver and combed neatly across his forehead, oversees a rough part of Baghdad known...
It's not as though being a Baghdad cop has ever been easy. When Saddam was in charge, cops often found themselves dangerously exposed. Because power depended on connections with the ruling family, Dhahir and his colleagues unwittingly walked into traps. In May 1997, acting on a court order, Dhahir...
Alexandre has reason to be ill at ease. Haiti?s political institutions, including the national parliament, have been switched off for months; the contingent of some 100 U.S. Marines flown in by President Bush Sunday night have been ordered only to guard key facilities, such as the Port-au-Prince...