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...annual report, Freedom in the World, Freedom House ranks each of the world's nations as "free," "partly free" or "not free." All seven members of the ngo committee that the report listed as "not free" -- Cuba, China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Sudan, Swaziland and Tunisia -- voted against the organization. Their action highlighted a tendency among a coterie of nations often accused of political abuses, including Cuba, China, Iran and Indonesia, to continually fight U.N. efforts on behalf of human rights...
...other kinds of rocks to force bulbs, but it's just not the same experience. These rocks make the flowers look better." She is discouraged to learn that the store has sold out-in fact, it can't keep up with demand. "We've got someone now traveling around Indonesia looking for a new source for us," says assistant manager Christina Denkinger. The gold-leafed pots have also sold out. "People in Beverly Hills," says the store's "visual merchandiser," Jerry Wingate, "like shiny things...
...remarkable thing now about the American involvement in Vietnam is that it was not remarkable then. It reflected a mainstream consensus that if South Vietnam fell to communism, then other dominoes like Thailand, Malaysia, even Indonesia could be next. Dulles' successors believed that they were following the lessons of World War II when they committed American troops to fight in Vietnam. If Hitler had been challenged early, they were convinced, the carnage of World War II might have been avoided. Now, by challenging Chinese and Soviet aggression in Vietnam, they hoped to head off World...
...identifies the offending country, the military service, the plane, even the bomb ("given the name 'Little Boy' by the B-29's crew" [sic]). It notes additionally that among the dead at Nagasaki "were people from many other countries, such as Korea, China, Russia, Indonesia and the United States." These are about the only historical facts in a story otherwise devoted to burning flesh and dying babies as seen through the eyes of a seven-year-old girl...
...letter, Diefenbach said that the flag has been especially meaningful to him because of his time in the foreign service. During the 1960's, he was stationed in Indonesia, where massive anti-American protests were occuring. Two Indonesian employees risked their lives to keep the flag flying, Diefenbach said...