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...Although India dominates the polishing business, it produces almost none of the world's diamonds. Most rough stones are mined in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Russia, and then find their way to Antwerp, where ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jews form the nerve center of the international diamond trade. With contacts from Tel Aviv to New York City, Hasidic businessmen have controlled the polishing and selling of diamonds for generations?until, that is, the Indians began butting...
...have its back against a wall; the president must return to the U.N. and make a more authentic appeal for assistance—allowing for the possibility of relinquishing power to an international body. The U.N. has a strong track record of maintaining order in such diverse places as Namibia, El Salvador, Cambodia, eastern Slavonia, Mozambique and Cyprus. An institution Bush once wrote off as “irrelevant” may soon become his—and Iraq’s—only hope...
...great game, but you won't see rugby players at this Cup faking pain to gain advantage - real pain follows the rugby player everywhere - and you're certain to see acts of sportsmanship and good grace in defeat rarely seen at other high-stakes tournaments. Minnows like Namibia, Uruguay and Georgia may suffer hidings, but fair-minded Australian crowds will warmly applaud their efforts. The victor is anyone's guess, but this much can be predicted with confidence: over six weeks that side will have played with a power and precision not seen before on the fields of this glorious...
Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright noted in the latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine that “U.N. peacekeeping has maintained order in such diverse places as Namibia, El Salvador, Cambodia, eastern Slavonia, Mozambique, and Cyprus.” In contrast, the breakdown of security in Iraq and Afghanistan underscores the Bush administration’s inability to secure stability in post-conflict states and highlights the need for a change of course in Iraq...
...notebook, July 28]. President Charles Taylor should quickly prepare his will, because he may end up like his predecessor, Samuel Doe?murdered in broad daylight. The blood of the innocent people Taylor has killed will never allow him to evade justice, either here or in heaven. Henry Ezike Windhoek, Namibia...