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...government would not negotiate with the insurgents in Thailand's south, preferring a military solution. You have adopted a more conciliatory approach. Yet violence persists. Why? SONTHI: With 99% of the population down south, we are trying to instill a sense of patriotism, a love of country and of monarch. The remaining 1% are the perpetrators. Our troops are seeking out these groups; we will try to bring them in using a political approach, a soft approach. But if that fails, then we will use another...
...Blossoming Monarch The popular fascination with British monarchs was underscored last month when Helen Mirren won Golden Globe awards for her portrayals of Elizabeth I in a TV mini-series of the same name and of Elizabeth II in The Queen, in which she conveys the aging sovereign's emotional complexity. TIME profiled the youthful Elizabeth II in the Jan. 5, 1953, Woman of the Year cover story...
...only surprise to emerge from the summit was the news that it was al-Maliki who decided not to attend a Wednesday dinner with Bush and King Abdullah. Analysts say the Iraqi Prime Minister, a Shi'ite, doesn't trust Jordan's Sunni monarch and did not want to discuss sensitive issues with Bush in Abdullah's presence. Home to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi immigrants, including many of al-Maliki's political enemies, Jordan is unlikely to forget this snub in a hurry...
...many centuries, Roman pontiffs attempted to blend spiritual and temporal power into a single figure. The Pope was, then, not only the highest spiritual authority in Christianity, but also a monarch with absolute power over earthly affairs. Although often well-intentioned, this dual ambition led to repeated abuses like political excommunications and the selling of indulgences to adjust the Papal budget balance...
...attitude toward democracy by announcing a new succession system. The royal decree establishes a committee comprising all descendents of the kingdom’s founder, Abdul Aziz bin Saud, which will choose, in a secret ballot, a new leader from the nominees selected by the outgoing monarch...