Word: diaspora
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...From the outset, they identified themselves with the Chechen cause, but it was difficult to determine who they actually were. Now they've allegedly been identified as Chechens who had previously fought against the Russian forces in Chechnya. That's an allegation from sources in the Chechen diaspora in Jordan, who even claimed to have revealed the names of the hijackers to Russian...
...Still, it's probably safe to say the hijackers are Chechen sympathizers, as the ferryboat hijackers were in 1996. There is a strong and passionate Chechen diaspora community in Turkey, which has often caused problems for the Turks before. It's not exactly a mutual admiration society, even though Istanbul is probably one of the largest centers of the Chechen diaspora, the other major one being Jordan...
...Secretary Nina S. Sawyer '01 said more of the groups are proposing joint events. She cited as examples a Southeast Asian cultural night, planned by four or five different cultural groups, as well as a joint event about the African diaspora...
...says a prominent House Democrat. "The only Clinton left now is Hillary, and she's the Senate's problem." The Clinton Administration diaspora has been nearly silent as well. "Total disgust," says a former Cabinet secretary, who has canvassed half a dozen others. "They want no part of it. They have had it--with both of them." Congressman Barney Frank, a Clinton stalwart throughout the impeachment scandal, told the Boston Herald the Rich pardon was "just abusive. There are people who forgot where the line was between public service and what was personally convenient for them...
...garden. From his outpost in the Swiss town of Zug, he wired contributions around the world--to hospitals, opera houses and disaster-relief organizations--and slowly, the fugitive was camouflaged by all the pretty flowers. He donated an estimated $200 million to institutions in Israel and the Jewish diaspora. In 1995, according to a memo authored by one of Rich's lawyers and obtained by TIME, he offered to aid the peace process by helping finance a private investment bank with Jordan and the Palestinians--with the caveat that he would need to move freely throughout the region. Israel launched...