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...There's still a strong possibility of a coup, even of a race between Montesinos loyalists and opponents within the armed forces to make a grab for power. Right now it's hard to determine exactly who holds power in Peru...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Nobody Knows Who's Running Peru Right Now' | 9/20/2000 | See Source »

...slap the cuffed men and punch them in their groins. "Some of the men were flexi-cuffed [plastic handcuffs] while they were being hit multiple times by various members of the squad, and they were not able to fight back or defend themselves," the interpreter said. "They would also grab people who were watching what was going on, handcuff them, and hit them also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How U.S. 'Peacekeeping' Became a Reign of Terror | 9/19/2000 | See Source »

...herd of tow trucks descends on Mass. Ave. The city sweeps the streets early in the morning, and anyone who has left their car out overnight faces a tow and a $100 fine. The tow trucks whoosh down the street like giant insects, pausing only briefly to grab a car before vanishing into the night...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 24 Hours with HUPD | 9/15/2000 | See Source »

...football 24-7, I think I would go crazy," Clare said. "Basketball has always been in my blood. I love going to Mather Courts on the weekend and seeing how astonished all the guys are that someone my size can dunk and grab rim with both hands...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Captain Clare: Big Guy, Bigger Heart | 9/15/2000 | See Source »

...that workers were ordered not to wear uniforms; one was found gagged, with a Sierra Club video tape in her mouth. Says Ray Cunio, of Citizens for Private Property Rights: "No one is talking black helicopters or U.N. troops anymore. What we are seeing today is a federal land grab, done incrementally, by bureaucratic means, that will give the Federal Government de facto control over all land uses and a complete no-use policy on federal lands. This is just a first step...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Perfect Firestorm | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

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