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Bagosora was convicted with two other military officers (another man was acquitted), and their trial, known as "Military I," was massive. It began in 2002, and eventually heard 242 witnesses over 408 court days, with tens of thousands of pages of documents and 300 written decisions. It was to be the great symbol of the tribunal's power to bring justice for the 800,000 victims of the genocide. Prosecutors had said it was one of the most important cases since the term "genocide" was legally defined in 1948. It is the kind of conviction that could go a long...
Auto dealers are putting out their own message of distress. Annette Sykora, chairwoman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, said that with each passing day, more dealerships are closing and more people are losing their jobs. "We've heard encouraging words from the White House, but time is of the essence," Sykora announced in a written statement on Wednesday. This year alone, 900 dealerships out of 19,700 are expected to close. (See pictures of the most important cars of all time...
...watch the Big Three bailout saga unfold in Washington from halfway around the world here in Hong Kong, a phrase comes to mind that used to be commonly heard in Asia: "Too big to fail." There was a time when politicians, bankers and bureaucrats in Asian countries thought that certain large enterprises were simply too important to go bankrupt, no matter how miserable their performance. The resulting unemployment would be unacceptable, the impact on the financial sector and economic growth too great. That, in effect, is the same argument being used today by supporters of a government rescue...
...When he was at the University of California in the 80s and the first half of the 90s, I heard about his reputation in the United States as the top person in his field," Lee said. "I don't think his reputation has diminished much since he's been here...
...9/11. It is clear that religious terrorists now keep to their own backyards. America's bankruptcy is shown in many ways: grasping for an unorthodox presidency, effectively nationalizing the economy and cutting off its nose to spite its face. The rhetoric around Bush sounds very like what we heard about Reagan, who is now being hailed as a great President. Wikus Hanekom, STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA...