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...tale of Prince Charles' denial--without disclosing the original allegation because a court injunction prohibits that--of a racy claim about him by a former aide with a history of alcoholism. Never mind: next week all of Fleet Street will be awash with coverage of the person a U.S. diplomat ruefully dubbed "the toxic Texan," whose handling of international affairs is panned by two-thirds of Brits. White House officials know their boss is making life awkward for his First Friend. "Maybe they'll keep the lights off and pretend they're not home," quips a Bush aide...
...Vietnam frequently jails citizens who call for reform or democracy?and it even has a problem with its Old Guard. "These guys are considered dangerous," says a Western diplomat in Hanoi, because "they're saying the government has become the kind of institution they fought against." In 1999, war hero Lieut. General Tran Do was expelled from the Party for airing his disenchantment, and several veterans quit the Party in protest. Tien, who left the Party a year before, issued a stream of public protests. Hoang Minh Chinh, 81, a war veteran who's been imprisoned several times...
...suit their particular development needs. Given the Western Hemisphere's stark developmental disparities, he says, "you can't have a one-size-fits-all" ftaa. Connolly and other experts call that bunk. "You can't treat a free-trade agreement like a Chinese menu," says a Latin diplomat involved in the negotiations. The U.S. is especially opposed to such "flexibility," seeing it as an excuse for Brazil and China to perpetuate rampant piracy. Hence all the pre-Miami drama. After the Cancún shock, the U.S. rushed to peel off some of the 14 G-22 members in Latin...
...group calling itself the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front claimed responsibility for the attacks in the name of "oppressed Muslims everywhere." But security analysts familiar with the group are skeptical. Closely coordinated attacks using cars packed with explosives triggered by remote detonators "pointed outside the country," says a Western diplomat. Turkey retains closer ties with Israel than any other Muslim country in the region...
...This might well have been more directed at Israel than Turkey," says the diplomat. - By Andrew Purvis and Pelin Turgut Peace Dividend FRANCE The National Liberation Front of Corsica-Combatants Union - the island's main separatist rebel group - unexpectedly announced a unilateral cease-fire. Other groups trying to form a joint list of nationalist candidates for regional elections in March had called for an end to violence. Dissolving Democracy SERBIA-MONTENEGRO The beleaguered government of Serbia, weakened by infighting and allegations of corruption, dissolved its parliament and called elections for December, a year early. The third attempt in just over...