Word: dictatorship
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...rising in loud protests against the dismissal of their Chief Justice and the reactions of everyday Pakistani people to Musharraf's invasion of the Red Mosque seem to be sympathetic to the opponents of extremism. Whenever the silent majority remains silent, those countries fall prey to military or theocratic dictatorship. Let us hope that the Pakistani people do not present their country on a silver platter to the mullahs. They must be vocal and resist any attempt of takeover by the clergy. K.B, Kale, Jakarta...
...case resulted from incessant Western pressure to "interfere and shift a legal issue to a political" arena. Still, he acknowledges that resolution of the issue opens the way for Libya gains on the diplomatic and business fronts. Meantime, Gaddafi says he'll continue working on liberalizing and democratizing the dictatorship built by his father since 1969 - a notion scoffed at by human rights organizations. Responding to doubts that the regime could reform to the point of releasing its iron grip on power, the younger Gaddafi says neither his father nor the nation has much choice...
...long are we going to allow a person ... to come into our own house and to say there's a dictatorship here?' HUGO CHAVEZ, Venezuelan President, announcing that he will expel visiting foreigners who publicly criticize his government...
...long are we going to allow a person ... to come into our own house and to say there's a dictatorship here...
...term limits at a recent pro-democracy conference in Caracas. "No foreigner, whoever it is, can come here to attack us," Chavez said. "How long are we going to allow a person, from any country in the world, to come to our own house to say there's a dictatorship here, that the President is a tyrant, and no one does anything about...