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...illicit trade was spurred by a political event in 1987: the lifting of martial law in Taiwan. The result was a thaw in relations between wealthy Taiwan and struggling China. While the two countries remain officially estranged, more than 1 million Taiwanese have visited China, while 50,000 Chinese have sneaked into Taiwan for jobs. Such exchanges create opportunities for black marketeers, who have taken advantage of the new "mainland fever" sweeping the acquisitive Taiwanese. Black-market deals, particularly for pelts, can be conducted only through a series of middlemen. Each person provides an introduction to the next link...
Like some martial equivalent of the Reagan years, the victory in the gulf makes Americans feel better about themselves. It was splendid and necessary but also unreal -- an action-adventure that, like most movies, was divided into three chapters, with decisive turning points: 1) the Iraqi invasion and the buildup of coalition forces; 2) the onset of the air war; and 3) the ground war and its denouement. The victory came with such merciless ease that on the winners' side, the deeper levels of experience (nobility, sacrifice, endurance and so on) were not engaged. The victors now celebrate mostly their...
...could take place on the terms of the Kuwaiti resistance." The ruling Sabah family has promised to respect the constitution of 1962 by holding parliamentary elections sometime after liberation. But the exiled opposition and resistance leaders are skeptical. The crown prince, Sheik Saad, has said he may install martial law first...
...between the army and the elected government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. That seemed a reasonable judgment -- until the tanks began to roll. Just before noon last Saturday, the army staged an apparently bloodless coup. The military arrested the top leaders of the government, including the Prime Minister; imposed martial law; and suspended the 1978 constitution. The leader of the junta, General Sunthorn Kongsompong, 59, announced the takeover on state television and radio, proclaiming, "We are in control of everything." It was the 19th coup attempt -- of which 10 have been successful -- since Thailand's absolute monarchy was overthrown...
...stand the accused. Overlooked somehow in their summary court-martial, however, has been 50 years of history. Five decades ago, Germany and Japan were roundly reviled as the scourges of civilization, martial societies gone almost irredeemably mad. Amid the ashes of 1945, the two Axis allies were warned against ever taking a gun beyond their borders again. Children were taught that their fathers and grandfathers committed the worst crimes known to man. The governments were forced to rely on other nations for protection. War was wrong. Gradually, as the lessons sank in, both countries were allowed to rebuild their armed...