Word: coupes
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...Sept. 19 televised speech, compared Pakistan's current predicament with the devastating 1971 civil war, in which Bangladesh fought free and the country was split in two. Unless Musharraf acts skillfully, hard-line religious forces could rise against his military junta--which came to power in an October 1999 coup...
During his army career, Musharraf gained a reputation as a masterful tactician with lousy follow-through. His 1999 coup was a perfect example. It was bloodless and artfully executed, but his first months in power were marked by contradictions. As a tactician, Musharraf realizes that he has to crack down on religious extremists. The weeks ahead will reveal whether he may have left it too late...
...heredity rather than by an electorate, while Egypt holds tightly-controlled elections from which the most popular opposition party is banned. And Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, another key player in the anti-terrorism coalition, is nothing if not a self-appointed leader (he took power in a coup). Also, many of the freedoms cited by President Bush are severely curtailed in all four...
...Coup, an L.A.-based hip hop group, had planned to release their upcoming album on Nov. 6 with a cover depicting an exploding World Trade Center. After the first plane hit the WTC, the company changed plans within
...Winners ELLEN DEGENERES Ex-lover Anne Heche says comic was the best lover she ever had. But then she also claimed to have spoken with God in a secret language GEORGE SPEIGHT Fijian coup-maker campaigns from his prison cell and wins a seat in Parliament. Hey, that makes him kind of like Mandela and Havel! THE CONCORDE Supersonic planes get O.K. for return to service. Never mind what the global economic meltdown has done to CEOs' travel budgets Losers BRITNEY SPEARS Slammed by animal-rights activists for plans to bring cheetahs onstage, she totes a snake instead. Like...