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...Soviets that was vigorously supported by the pious Saudi government. For Said, Afghanistan was akin to attending a university for terrorism and extremism. He learned to use a rifle and to prime explosives. He met militant Muslim activists from throughout the Middle East, listening to them preach revolution against corrupt rulers who collaborated with the decadent and immoral West. After returning to the kingdom, Said followed the diatribes of Saudi exiles, including Osama bin Laden, a millionaire stripped of citizenship for denouncing King Fahd and demanding the expulsion of U.S. troops. Soon the thoughts of Said and his comrades turned...
...step in as the CNN Secretary of State that Christopher never wanted to be. She is the master of the sound bite, explaining complex issues in 10-second phrases that lunch-pail Americans can understand. She became famous for searing one-liners against dictators like Saddam Hussein and corrupt Haitian generals. "You can leave voluntarily and soon or involuntarily and soon," she told the junta...
Fate sometimes provides by taking away. For six years, Zoran Djindjic backed nearly every idea, every group and every trend that might lessen the absolute hold on power enjoyed by his country's imperious, corrupt and autocratic President, Slobodan Milosevic. But the despotic leader stood unbowed and seemingly unconquerable. Relentless in his quest, Djindjic decided to run for mayor of Serbia's capital, Belgrade. Three weeks ago, to the astonishment of many observers, he won. Then, to no one's real surprise, Milosevic reacted to his party's stunning defeat by ordering the courts to annul the election, in which...
...been inspired by a student government that was thoroughly unrepresentative--the Old Boys Network dominating the council hierarchy through back-room deals, financially corrupt, given to looting from the common treasury for private purposes, and ineffective both in attempting to represent student opinion in front of the administration and in the organization of undergraduate events and services. The council merited neither the nominal dues that I contributed nor the attention lavished upon it by the campus press...
...Cable television. Sure, it may corrupt some of the high-brow atmosphere, but it will provide a gathering place for students to watch Must-See TV, political debates and sporting events. The houses have television; why not Loker...