Word: defeated
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...political conversation in Tehran ahead of the June poll, in which hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - who succeeded the reformist Khatami in 2005 - is standing for reelection. Pressure has been mounting on the former President to run again, with many seeing him as the only candidate able to defeat Ahmadinejad. There has even been an unprecedented public "Invite Khatami" campaign whose nostalgic theme song ends, "This time, we will truly appreciate your presence...
...decades ago, Polish patriots took on the world’s largest army and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, eventually toppling the Communist regime in Warsaw. They achieved this feat not through violent revolution, but through a series of negotiations that became famous as the Round Table talks. The defeat of Communism in Poland—which was soon followed by its total collapse in Eastern Europe and, in 1991, the Soviet Union itself—should properly be regarded as one of the greatest triumphs in European history...
...experts are divided on whether A.Q. Khan himself poses a threat to nonproliferation efforts. David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, says Khan's release was "a big defeat for nonproliferation." He warns that Khan was now free "to do whatever he wants, and may return to criminal activity...
...simply not an option. The suffering and loss of the refugees are not necessarily poorly presented onscreen, but “Defiance” is ultimately the tale of the transformative effect of Tuvia Bielski’s hopeful ideals and undying strength. As such, the death and defeat of the Holocaust is overcome onscreen by Tuvia’s message of possibility and faith. Composers Joshua Bell and James Newton Howard weave a brooding tone into each scene. Though a surprising amount of humor is sprinkled throughout the film, the weeping violins speak to the constant melancholy...
...amid all the memorials there are surprisingly few details about some of the most pivotal periods of Mao's life. The museum focuses on the early days of the Communist Party, the Long March, resistance against the Japanese and the defeat of the Nationalists. As might be expected in a country whose founding father's image is rigorously managed, there is little mention of the disastrous Great Leap Forward, a period of forced collectivization that led to famine and the deaths of millions, or the Cultural Revolution and the persecution of millions more labeled as counterrevolutionaries...