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...three-hour parade snaked through the streets of the city from Lechmere Square to Boylston Street yesterday, mixing politics with ethnic pride and martial music...
...Martial law and austerity
...textbook military style, the generals now ruling Turkey consolidated their hold over the country last week with the formation of a strongly right-of-center cabinet, a set of harsh new martial law decrees, and draconian economic measures...
...first speech to the nation, the mild-mannered Ulusu emphasized that his government's first order of business will be a drive against political terrorism. A new martial law decree issued last week left no doubt about that goal. It bans all strikes, demonstrations and political meetings and empowers the military authorities to shoot to kill in the pursuit of suspected terrorists. To the shock of Turkey's traditionally free press, the new government imposed strict censorship...
...however, when the generals had failed to lift martial law and set a timetable for a transfer of political power to an elected civilian government, violent uprisings erupted in Seoul, Kwangju and other cities. Kim was arrested and indicted on six charges, including the capital crimes of sedition and conspiracy to commit sedition. He denied those charges, insisting that in fact he had pleaded with antigovernment students for restraint. Kim further testified that a plot to overthrow the government would hardly make sense since he had reason to believe he could win the election. In the end, the inciting...