Word: dissention
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...atmosphere is reminiscent of Stalinist Russia, when no one could be trusted. Words of dissent are rare, especially in the presence of foreigners. A man selling watches with a picture of Saddam on the face looks carefully around before he mumbles, "They're just not popular anymore." At a dinner party in a Baghdad home, the guests do not feel comfortable talking to two visiting Americans without turning the music up loud. Only when they are confident that the music conceals their words from hidden microphones will they quiz the Westerners about U.S. policy in the gulf...
...military coup on September 11, 1973, ended more than 100 years of democratic rule in Chile. The military dismantled or repressed Congress, unions and political parties, quashing opposition and dissent. The state's welfare system was severely cut or privatized. The military's neo-liberal economic model left much of the popular sector unemployed, impoverished and struggling to survive...
...clause of the Bill of Rights had been abolished, critics charged, and the whole concept of religious freedom was now imperiled. "On the really small and odd religious groups," said the University of Texas' Laycock, "it's just open season." The court itself was deeply split. In a spirited dissent, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said the majority's stance "is incompatible with our nation's fundamental commitment to individual religious liberty." As a result of the uproar, Congress is considering a law to restore the compelling-interest test...
...tourists, touting his country as "a land of castles, citadels and colonnades." Trouble is, some of the locals have grisly tales to tell. Most notable is the story of the ancient city of Hama, whose spectacular ancient waterwheels are pictured in the ad. Just nine years ago, Assad quashed dissent in the town. His army slaughtered as many as 25,000 townspeople and razed most of the picturesque old quarter Assad urges the world to visit...
...delegates, and she is chartering state affiliates to ensure that pro-choice Republicans challenge pro-lifers when the '92 delegates are selected. Insisting that "no one wants to hurt the President," Stone's suggested platform language would gracefully bow to Bush's antiabortion views while stating clearly that dissent from the President's stance can be tolerated by the party without recrimination. Sununu, naturally, is against watering down the pro-life provisions. In mid- September he stated that the President will accept "no change" in the platform. But on Oct. 8 Vice President Dan Quayle indicated that Atwater...