Word: insurrectionism
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I think of myself as a reluctant Catholic, certainly not a satirical one. I think of insurrection as being a part of my faith, as much as piety. Obviously you can't be gay and be in the Church without rejecting a great deal. That's someting irreconcilable. Finally, of...
The government's show of force ended a 12-month cease-fire that began after the Jan. 1, 1994, Zapatista insurrection left 145 dead and shattered Mexico's modernizing image. The crackdown also came as Zedillo's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party faced a difficult Feb. 12 election in the central...
Government sources had hinted for weeks that Zedillo would undertake some strong action to try to rebuild credibility after the peso's disastrous devaluation. That the Zapatistas should be the target was logical: their activity inspired the erosion in investor confidence that ultimately led to financial panic. But Zedillo's...
The Administration is reluctant to dwell on the fact because it believes U.S. interests still lie in helping Yeltsin out of the mess, not in righteous preaching against it. As Christopher explained it last week, U.S. policy is based on two points: Russia has a right to defend its territory...
Russian fighter jets today fired rockets at the presidential palace in Grozny three times, despite Russian President Boris Yeltsin's public order Wednesday to halt furtherair raids on Chechnya's ruined capital. At least one bomb hit the tall concrete building squarely, setting off a fire on the upper floors...