Word: gorbachev
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...Gorbachev has reason to be wary of the court. Die-hard communists have been taking the stand to argue for lifting the ban on the party; some are clearly bent on implicating Gorbachev in the failed coup...
...trouble is, there is no new system. Russia has yet to come up with a constitution to replace one from the Brezhnev era, so the Constitutional Court, however nobly conceived, is something of a misnomer. It has no power to issue subpoenas or grant immunity. Still, Gorbachev should take his chances and testify...
When he was in the Kremlin, he began the effort to transform a dictatorship into a civil society and "a law-based state." The current hearings are intended as a continuation of that process. If Gorbachev were to have his day in court and rebut the hard-liners, it might help the liberal justices block the reactionaries and keep alive his own proudest legacy...
...Bush Administration has, quite rightly, kept quiet. Only if there are signs that Gorbachev is being turned from a witness into a scapegoat should the U.S. come to his defense by reminding Yeltsin of his promise to Baker last December...
...Limbaugh is a one-man conglomerate. He has the book, which longtime listeners will recognize as Rush's Greatest Hits. (He hits on liberalism, environmentalism, Hollywood, and for old time's sake he hits on Mikhail Gorbachev.) He has an audiocassette of the book -- the ideal way to get through the tome, since Rush not only abridges the text but provides comedy sound effects (dolphin noises, Meryl Streep impressions and a frog slurp). He has the Limbaugh Letter, a monthly compendium "dedicated to preserving my wisdom for the ages" and "printed on nonrecycled paper." He has T shirts, mugs, bumper...