Word: ineptness
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...rise to power or his demise. His bloodless coup was not the product of some megalomaniac instinct on his own part; Musharraf was acting as the representative of a military institution whose leadership perceived itself to be under attack from a civilian government it viewed as corrupt and inept. That same institution had governed Pakistan for much of its history, and it was as head of that institution, and in consultation with its top echelon, that Musharraf ruled. It was only when the military leadership opted to retreat from running the government that he was forced to resign. Indeed, quite...
Putin had taken over for the doddering, inept Boris Yeltsin on the eve of the millennium (literally: December 31, 1999) and been re-elected on his own in the spring of 2000. By the following summer, the former KGB resident of East Berlin (oh, how he must pine for the days ...) was already giving off vibes that he was no democrat. Albright was the last to give her answer that day. She paused and said softly, "Probably...
...should now be focusing on the performance of the ANC after 14 years in power. On its watch, South Africa has seen increased unemployment, a widening of the gap between rich and poor, lowered educational standards, declining health services, an uncontrolled AIDS pandemic, a justice system in disarray, an inept police force, the second highest murder rate and the highest rape rate in the world, ethnic cleansing of white citizens, the national electricity provider unable to satisfy power needs, and more than half of municipalities approaching bankruptcy. Cynics now predict that South Africa will become the next Zimbabwe. This...
...deny spiritual or material aid to those who hold out. In transcripts that Shugdenpas allege record the Dalai Lama's comments, he sounds atypically (to the Western ear) authoritarian. "Shugden devotees are growing in your monastery," he is quoted as snapping at one abbot. "If you are this inept, you had better resign...
...deadly cyclone in Burma has exposed the cruel and inept leadership of the country's military rulers. Under their watch, nothing good has happened to Burma or its people. To call these men generals is an insult to the Burmese army. A group of privates could do a better job. Please do the world a favor and print photographs of these failed leaders. W. Paul Lau, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA...