Word: fear
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Pakistani, pleased though I am by Pervez Musharraf's resignation as President, I cannot but fear that this week's celebrations could prove to be short-lived. Yes, his departure will make Pakistan more democratic and was long overdue. But it will not in itself cure the myriad ills facing the country...
...TIME: When we last met two years ago, Kabul's first major suicide bomb went off during our interview. Since then the militants have grown ever stronger. There have been many devastating attacks, plus an attempt on your life. The casualties will only get worse, I fear. And did you see what's happening in Pakistan? Why would someone go and blow himself up in a hospital? Who are they, what are they? It cannot be justified. You can fight people anywhere, anyplace, but you don't kill people in a hospital. It's crazy...
...course, long-time investors in Russia are used to living with acute risk. "The international sentiment toward Russia has never really been as good as it has been toward China and India and Brazil. There's always been this kind of residual fear over Russia," says Roland Nash, head of research at Renaissance Capital, a Moscow-based investment bank. Still, he adds, "Eventually what will drive people back into the market is the fact that there are cheap assets here." BMW, Enel, L'Oréal and all the other foreign companies continuing to crowd into Russia wouldn't disagree...
...emergency hospital in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, every room was filled with a wounded man or old person from Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. They told stories of bombs and artillery turning their houses and courtyards into fiery traps, of perilous rescues, of the fear that they have nothing left to return to. Most have expressed confusion about why Georgia would attack and felt that they could never live with Georgians again. Those who continued to feel that their Georgian relatives, neighbors and friends were good people nevertheless believed that the Georgian leadership were stooges...
...fear is a common one. If Beijing has been in the international spotlight and still carried out a harsh crackdown against activists and other dissenting voices without real repercussions, its hardliners might argue that they could continue those tight controls even after the Olympics are fading memories. Another school of thought, however, believes the national social mobilization effort, such as getting hundreds of thousands of citizen volunteers to look out for terrorists in the capital, and the economic cost of ensuring a peaceful and smooth Games mean the authorities will have no choice but to loosen their grip...