Word: discontentment
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The Ayatullah Khomeini's ebullience remains undiminished. Last week he told his commanders, "The whole world is terrified of you. You need not fear anyone. God is with you, so everything is with you." Nonetheless, there are many reports of dissatisfaction in Iran, even among some of the senior...
It is, of course, unlikely that Bok will suddenly drop his philosophical objection and embrace the new ACSR line. But, he must take the report more seriously than he has taken student protesters. The ACSR, traditionally a lightning rod to deflect student discontent, has now passed the buck to Bok...
Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is often depicted in the West as a volatile dictator, unloved and distrusted on the world stage but firmly in command of his people. That assessment may no longer be altogether true. While his diplomats in London were creating havoc before their expulsion from...
During the past five months, millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets to support an amendment that would allow them their first real taste of democracy in 20 years. Four opposition parties, capitalizing on the popular discontent with the military government, lobbied hard for the amendment, which would provide...
Fear of an explosion of discontent may have persuaded Honecker to open the gates a little. "A few months ago, you could have cut the mood here with a knife," says a Western diplomat in East Berlin. "The whole thing smacks of crisis management." But the exodus also enhances Honecker...