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...more than pique that's prompting Fujimori to seek a word with Montesinos. Throughout the recent constitutional crisis, there has been a fear that the former intelligence chief could lead a coup d'etat by calling in favors from the military's top commanders who are, for the most part, his personal appointees. Coup rumors have been rife since the return of Montesinos, and Fujimori claims to be trying to get his former enforcer to "contact the authorities" to lay such rumors to rest. The president did, for good measure, order the military confined to barracks while he goes knocking...
...Plenty Of Yolks" b) "Coop D'Etat" c) "Now Hatching...Oscar!" d) "Sure to Crack...
...will invariably mean redeploying the Syrian army from the Golan Heights closer to Damascus. Coups occur when troops mill around the capital, not when they are stationed far off on the Golan. No one knows this brutal fact better than Assad, who himself seized power by coup d'etat in 1970 as an air force general. What a glorious moment for Assad should the Israeli public nix the agreement: his country financially compensated without having to pay a regime-threatening price, his historic enemy Israel humiliated on the world stage, and Syria's assertion of Israel's aggressive intentions seemingly...
...proudly. And always said his prayers, bowing toward Mecca the prescribed five times a day. Perhaps made shy by a youthful stutter, Amadou nevertheless chose to emulate the adventurous example of his father Saikou, a man who had risen from street vendor in West Africa and dodged coups d'etat and other political turmoil to become a businessman with interests in Guinea, Togo, Liberia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Amadou had seen those troubles and been to those places, but he wanted to make his mark in America. He loved America, said an uncle, more than the Americans did. Diallo...
...this fall's practices, Wilford finally scored his coup d'etat, snatching Linden's three-year old starting job out from under his feet. Since then, Rich Linden has seen little meaningful action beyond holding Head Coach Tim Murphy's clipboard on the sidelines...