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...Uprooting the Despots I read with interest "Signs of freedom" [May 22], about democratic movements in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Syria and Lebanon. Attempts at democracy in Arab countries will be extremely difficult to realize, as despotism is deeply rooted here. My family and I joined Lebanon's anti-Syria independence demonstrations in March 2005, in the hope of drastic changes, only to see our leaders betray their principles through political intrigue. Someday, Muslim authorities will condemn the atrocities by hard-liners, just as Pope John Paul II denounced the Inquisition. In the meantime, Western powers might want to influence...
...very glad some people abroad are able to fully understand the Catalan spirit. I have to say, your article was very close to the thoughts and feelings of many Catalans. May one day freedom reach us as well. As a matter of fact, we in the south of Europe are a key component in preventing fanaticism around the world. The day the geographically big nations listen to the small ones, things will be better for all. Roger Bofill Vic, Spain...
...Timorese people, must stand up against anyone who tries to divide you on regional or ethnic lines ... Let no one deprive you of your hard-won freedom, of your right to live in security and without fear." KOFI ANNAN, U.N. Secretary General, speaking amid violence between government troops and a breakaway faction of soldiers in East Timor's capital, Dili, that has killed at least 27 people...
...experiences from last year. “In May 2005 AUT council overwhelmingly rejected an earlier decision to boycott two Israeli universities,” AUT said in a statement this week. “[F]reedom of expression, open debate and unhampered dialogue are prerequisites of academic freedom.” Summers’ statement is notable in part because he said that NAFTHE’s actions were intentionally anti-Semitic. In his 2002 Memorial Church speech, Summers held out the possibility that supporters of the Israel divestment petition might not be anti-Semitic...
...Prime Minister Stephen Harper, echoing President Bush's past statements, said Canadians are targets ?because of who we are and how we live, our society, our diversity and our values - values such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law.? Though Canada has not participated in the war in Iraq, some have linked the terror plot to the country's continuing military presence in Afghanistan, which has been the subject of recent heated debate. In May Parliament approved extending the Afghanistan mission by the narrowest of margins...