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...with police forces just 10 months before. Some army commanders are not shy about complaining about the police. "I am very sure that the Iraqi Army is equipped and ready to handle the situation after Jan. 1," said another commander, Col. Abbas al-Moussawi. "We're not sure MOI [Ministry of the Interior, a reference to Iraqi police] forces are ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Iffy New Year's Resolution | 1/2/2009 | See Source »

...Britain] had many interests in Kenya, and Moi was a very volatile man. A snap of his fingers and he could have kicked people out of there very quickly," Ward said. "I think there were people in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who looked at the big board and thought 'look, we can't bring this girl back, sad as it is, she's dead. Moi doesn't want this to be a murder. Let's support Moi.' And that's what they did," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Brits Stop Kenya Murder Probe? | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...interview with the BBC, Ward suggested that the obstruction of the investigation had been motivated by the desire not to anger Kenya's then president, Daniel arap Moi, a key Cold War ally at the time. An open acknowledgment that Ward had been brutally murdered might have raised uncomfortable questions, and perhaps put a serious damper on the country's tourism industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Brits Stop Kenya Murder Probe? | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...AIMEZ-MOI By Caron; recalls Lolita Lempicka Key notes: Anise, clove, violet leaf, tonka bean, heliotrope, musk, amber Dubin: "I imagine myself in Venice, dancing at a masked ball with a handsome stranger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Six Scents | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...Kremlin aide told us the news with great excitement. When we dryly suggested that Putin may possibly have had a hand in Medvedev's decision, even this Kremlin loyalist had to laugh. To heighten the joke, he pretended to be Putin, displaying surprise and elation at the endorsement: "Moi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Putin Will Still Run Russia | 3/2/2008 | See Source »

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