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Einkauf said that there were fewer violations yesterday because candidates explained poster rules to their staffs following Monday’s crackdown...
...women were deployed in that first wave to restore peace. Around 3,800 people have been arrested, including militia leaders, suspected murderers and extortionists. Dozens of allegedly crooked politicians, police and public servants are about to face judges and juries in criminal trials. A gun amnesty and a crackdown by authorities have resulted in the seizure of almost 4,000 firearms and more than 300,000 rounds of ammunition. In Leosa West, on the main island of Guadalcanal, a newly erected National Peace Council sign - one of hundreds all over the country - proclaims the community weapons free and cautions...
...possibly for a more collective form of leadership. If that's the case, then removing Kim's portraits from public places may be more a sign of strength than of weakness. Besides, the regime's ability to control its citizens appears undiminished. This summer, North Korea launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal bootleg videos of South Korean TV dramas now flooding into the country from China, according to North Korean defectors. In May, Kim took another big step back from greater openness when he shut down North Korea's new cell-phone system. That order came a month after...
...industry executives describe the Yukos crackdown as an isolated event - a Russian oligarch incurred the wrath of the Kremlin because he got too big for his britches - not a concerted attack on the oil sector as a whole. Few top executives will talk about Yukos publicly, and most oil companies won't comment on their Russian investment strategies. But John Browne, BP's chairman, has defended his company's deal. When questioned earlier this year about the possible fallout from Yukos, Browne said: "At present, I would say - and I believe this will continue - that there has been no effect...
...industry executives describe the Yukos crackdown as an isolated event--a Russian oligarch incurred the wrath of the Kremlin because he got too big for his britches--not a concerted attack on the oil sector as a whole. Few top executives will talk about Yukos publicly, and most oil companies won't comment on their Russian investment strategies. But John Browne, BP's chairman, has defended his company's deal. "At present, I would say--and I believe this will continue--that there has been no effect" on BP's Russian venture from Yukos, he said earlier this year. That...