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...such questions threatens to bring to light the degree to which the brand of black militancy" now popular on campus is purely the creation of liberal masochism, and, as such, a phenomenon of group psychology rather than politics. But we must remember that the fairy-tale about the emperor's new clothes is really the story of a psychodrama, and though we may currently choose to play it out in an academic setting, we do have to live with the possibility that an occasional up start will come along and point out that the emperor is, after all, naked...
...countries, the first Presidents and Premiers were primarily freedom fighters, with scant experience in statecraft. Still, few nations have leaders more dedicated or imaginative than Tanzania's Nyerere, Niger's Hamani Diori and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda. Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta, like Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie, is an elder statesman who has imposed a degree of stability on his heterogeneous country. Of the soldiers who now rule nine African nations, at least two-Nigeria's Yakubu Gowon and the Congo's Joseph Mobutu-have restored order to their countries after years...
...announcement, were understandably cautious. What they uncovered and authenticated is the first firm physical evidence of an actual crucifixion in the ancient Mediterranean world. Although history records that this form of punishment was continued by the Romans until the 4th century A.D. (when it was finally outlawed by the Emperor Constantine I, who legalized Christianity in the empire), the only previous physical evidence of crucifixion was extremely tenuous. It consisted of a few bones, excavated in Italy and Rumania, containing holes in the forearms and heels that could have been made during crucifixions. But there was never any trace...
Obediently, Madame returned to France with her husband in 1796, after the establishment of the Directorate. "I felt no pleasure at returning," she wrote, then complained no more. As Napoleon rose to Emperor, she settled down to a Frenchwoman's perennial business-being charming where it does the most good, come revolution or restoration...
Symington's subcommittee also uncovered, for the first time, details of secret agreements with Ethiopia dating back to 1960, under which the U.S. has armed a 40,000-man army at a cost to the American taxpayer of $159 million. Although the extent of U.S. arms assistance to Emperor Haile Selassie is still cloaked by security, State Department officials admit that U.S. bombs and ammunition have been used against insurgent rebels and that U.S. military advisers supervise the training of Ethiopian troops. In defense of this agreement, Assistant Secretary of State David Newsom told the subcommittee that disclosures about...