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...Maoists to liberate the Nepalis from centuries of backwardness, combined with Gyanendra's seizing power, has succeeded in sentencing Nepalese democracy to a premature death. The mainstream political parties that represented the people in democratic elections have been effectively eliminated. Sadly, the people of Nepal are being held at gunpoint by both the Maoist rebels and the King's army. The political-party leaders were untrustworthy, but who knows how much corruption now resides inside the King's fortress palace or in the hierarchy of the Communists? Perhaps it is because my King believes more in fate than in pragmatism...
...reporters must stay inside a fenced parking lot next to the reservation detention center. Reporters caught roaming the reservation suffered tough penalties. Many were escorted off tribal land and instructed never to return. Two photographers were arrested and spent the night in jail. Two others were pulled over at gunpoint by tribal police. Police confiscated their cameras. "This is insane," said Bill McAuliffe, a reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune who was among the first on the scene...
...forth a “social engineering project” which reflects its unique vision for a more democratic Middle East. This “project” is indicative of American muscular unilateralism in promoting reform in the Arab World. As a result of American “gunpoint democracy,” Arab governments have been brought to their knees...
...most important lesson we should learn from Hariri’s assassination, however, is that American efforts in the region are not only failing, but degenerating civil stability in the Middle East. Instead of American gunpoint democracy, or unilateral arrogance, we need to engage the Arab World. While I am the first to support political reform in the Arab World, emboldening militants, fundamentalists, and separation groups is undoubtedly counterproductive to meaningful liberalization. Rather, building our trust within Arab societies will allow us to more effectively carry our message of liberty, justice, and democracy. Instead of rebuking Syria, we should negotiate...
...committee also discussed extending a designated pathway, or a well-lit path that the committee has deemed safe, to the shortcut students use on the south side of Harvard Street to access the Union dorms. A freshman was robbed at gunpoint outside Pennypacker Hall last November, a month after an indecent assault in the same area...