Word: guerrillas
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...hideouts, sleeping in caves. Bugti says he uses "a rock for my pillow." Reached through a satellite phone by Time in his mountain lair, Bugti spoke of how he deals with pain (he is partially paralyzed in one leg), temperatures of 45?C, and the perils of waging a guerrilla war against 26,000 Pakistani soldiers in Baluchistan: "Physical hardship?pain, the extreme heat?this is all a state of mind. You either give into it or not. And I choose...
...AGREED. Nepal's Maoist rebels, to join an interim government, following a historic meeting between guerrilla leader Prachanda and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala; in Kathmandu. The deal, which stipulates that a new constitution be written within a month, could lead to the end of the country's 10-year civil war, which has killed 13,000. Widespread demonstrations in the capital forced Nepal's King Gyanendra to relinquish absolute control of the government in April, boosting hopes of a return to democracy and settlement of the conflict...
ELECTED. Alan Garcia, 57, President of Peru from 1985 to 1990; to a new term as President, in a victory over fellow leftist Ollanta Humala, an ally of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez; in Lima. By choosing Garcia-whose earlier tenure saw the explosion of guerrilla violence and 7,500% inflation-many Peruvians said they were rejecting the anti-Americanism of Chávez, whom Garcia dubbed a "midget dictator with a big wallet...
ELECTED. Alan Garcia, 57, President of Peru from 1985 to 1990; to a new term as President, in a victory over fellow leftist Ollanta Humala, an ally of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez's; in Lima. By choosing Garcia--whose earlier tenure saw the explosion of guerrilla violence and 7,500% inflation--many Peruvians said they were rejecting the anti-Americanism of Chavez, whom Garcia dubbed a "midget dictator with a big wallet...
...some point, the demands of waging a long, hot guerrilla war with no end in sight can wear down the very best warrior. Military sociologists who have studied soldiers in battle say incidents such as what allegedly happened at Haditha tend to increase as insurgencies go on. Charles Moskos, one of the nation's leading experts on military personnel, said the nature of the Iraqi insurgency, particularly as it enters its fourth year, makes it difficult for soldiers to distinguish friend from foe. "There is a guerrilla group that is being supported by the local populace, and that makes...