Word: dictatorship
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...catastrophic violence in Baghdad, the building has survived intact. But a far quieter battle now rages inside its walls, one that could ultimately prove as critical to Iraq's future as the war: how to reorganize the country's mammoth oil industry after nearly 25 years of Saddam's dictatorship, international sanctions and bloody conflict. Oil revenues, which are potentially worth $70 billion a year--virtually all of Iraq's export earnings--are desperately needed to rebuild the shattered economy and end its overwhelming dependence on Washington. And oil companies from ExxonMobil to China National Petroleum Corp. are elbowing...
...freedom and democracy resonated less with a public just struggling to feed itself. Yet in recent months, the opposition has started addressing such bread-and-butter issues more effectively - and that could turn the current economic protests into a future base of political support. "Most Burmese have only known dictatorship, so when you talk about democracy it means nothing to them," says Mark Farmaner, acting director of Burma Campaign U.K. "But the opposition is now starting to explain, 'Democracy means accountability from leaders, and that means that generals can't drive luxury cars while you starve.' That message is striking...
...Nicaragua, a movement that started off channeling youth rebellion into the violent overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship in 1979 is once again the governing party. And in many poor neighborhoods, the Sandinista Front has more street cred than the local youth gang...
...Some analysts have begun to talk about the "Musharraf option" - a Pakistan-style military dictatorship under a strongman willing to pursue U.S. interests. Sunni politicians have openly said they would prefer this to a Prime Minister from the Shi'ite Islamist parties. But none of Iraq's military commanders has looked a likely candidate, and the U.S. is unlikely to back a coup...
...Carlos Escarra inside the legislature's colonial-era chamber in downtown Caracas. Escarra, a close Chavez ally, is a driving force behind the campaign to eliminate presidential term limits in Venezuela - a reform that Chavez's critics fear would let him rule for life and create a left-wing dictatorship...