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...minds' eye the physical manifestation of democracy's soul. How can they be wrong? They are the people. And the people, after all, are democracy. What transpired last week in Manila had all the makings of democracy on the hoof: protesters, rousing speeches, People Power - just like the glorious revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos so dramatically, and virtually bloodlessly, nearly 15 years ago. The emotion of the moment carried the day, and one felt cynical questioning the motives of the people or the alleged corruption of departed President Joseph Estrada. But what actually happened behind the scenes to bring...
...first people power revolution in 1986, and it was truly glorious. The Filipinos who massed on Epifanio de los Santos Ave, or EDSA, were genuinely brave, far more than the crowds gathered last week on the same highway. Ferdinand Marcos was a tough character, and he had a military machine behind him. Who would have thought a group of nuns could vanquish...
...shirts bearing the legend "Bad to the Bone." The next showed one junkie in handcuffs and the second lying dead with a syringe sticking from his arm. Then we see the survivor in a hospital bed surrounded by caring medical staff. Finally we witness the junkie's glorious rebirth. He now has short hair and wears a crisp green longyi, or Burmese sarong, and a white waistcoat...
...This display illustrated not just a junkie's noble path to rehabilitation, but also?and perhaps more importantly for the regime's propagandists?his glorious transformation from soap-dodging Westernized reprobate into a clean-cut Burman patriot. The Burmese military liked to characterize its war on drugs as part of a wider campaign against colonialism and all its nefarious agents. This was spelled out by Khin Nyunt in a speech at Mongla in 1999. He blamed Burma's drug scourge on the "pernicious legacy" of British colonialists, a legacy exacerbated by what he called "the unscrupulous actions of the politically...
...hands of those who are already the most privileged in this society. Ultimately, the environment is not a good or commodity subject to the laws of supply, demand and free market pricing; it is not a luxury item. It is, instead, a permanent legacy that combines many of the glorious conquests of America's past with an enduring belief in the unparalleled potential for America's future. A future that, even George II would argue, belongs to all Americans, equally...