Word: countrymen
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...that we know them as the “unalienable Rights” of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” More concretely, they are the rights to life, to liberty, and to personal agency. These are the rights that Pinochet denied his countrymen throughout his rule. What was unalienable, he destroyed. What was sacred, he desecrated...
...Japanese military’s mantra repeated a fabricated history—according to Thomas, “many ancient Japanese warriors had been prisoners of war.” The scholarly Admiral Kurita penetrated through the “bushido” ruse. Too many of his countrymen...
...list of some 60 forbidden fruits, including iPods, Segway scooters, cognac, leather handbags, silk underwear, plasma TVs, baby grand pianos, jetskis, snowmobiles and eau de toilette. It's not just an attempt to personally aggravate the Dear Leader, who enjoys a notoriously plush lifestyle even while many of his countrymen starve. Cutting off the supply of expensive gifts Kim lavishes upon high-level loyalists to ensure their allegiance could undermine his rule enough to force him back to the negotiating table-or so the theory goes. But efforts to deprive him of such baubles are "at best pinpricks," says North...
...young Filipina who has been seeking real heroes for a long time, I could not have been more delighted when I saw four of my countrymen in TIME's "60 Years of Asian Heroes" [Nov. 13]. We have had heroes and will have more, despite the political and economic quagmire in the Philippines. It's true that Corazon Aquino did not have an amazing presidential term, but People Power continues to inspire the world. Journalists Eugenia Apostol and Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc feed the populace with balanced news and fearless views. Pool champion Efren Reyes is always a breath of fresh...
...least, Morales' brinksmanship seems to be bearing fruit. Though the deadline went down to the wire, this past weekend Morales triumphantly declared to his countrymen, "Mission Accomplished." The ten new signed contracts that sat in front of him will bring in a total of somewhere between $2 to $4 billion in revenue to the state annually, rather than the $250 million the country has received each year since the system was privatized. "Bolivia needs the foreign companies to survive," Hydrocarbons Minister Carlos Villegas told TIME in an interview. "But we want business partners, not bosses...