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...feeling that airing the army's war crimes is against the nation's best interest has not disappeared. Critics accuse the commission itself of manipulating the facts. In May, the group reopened one investigation after a victims' association filed a complaint about a report. The victims' families claimed that North Korean soldiers participated in executing 273 civilians in one county on the west coast - contrary to the commission's statements that said the perpetrators were exclusively members of the South Korean army. Some say questionable proclamations like these reflect a political bias. "Many of the commissioners are ... people who have...
...white and blue plastic. Our Afghan staff handled the packages gingerly, unsure what to make of our enthusiasm for frozen food. When they buy turkey from the local market, it usually comes body-temperature, fresh from slaughter. Also in the goody-bag was a ham, contraband in this Muslim nation, but for me a Thanksgiving staple. It was crying out to be scored, studded with cloves, slathered with honey and mustard and slowly roasted. A friend with connections to the American military food supply business had been good to us this year. I am already looking forward to the leftovers...
...where does all this leave the nation's reputation for machismo? "The real macho today pushes the limit," argues Caputo. "The real macho is transgression." In that view, from all sides of the political and sexual spectrum, Italy appears more macho than ever...
TIME: How do you merge your African heritage, being a proud Zulu who values his traditions, with being the leader of Africa's most westernized nation? Zuma: It's not a problem at all. Things merge well in South Africa. Our constitution embraces equality of culture and language. They must be respected. We do not deny that we have different people in our country. We have a lot of diversity. But we also have unity in that diversity. That diversity is also our strength: our nation is a place of meeting of cultures and of ways of life. We want...
...enrich uranium that could be used to create weapons, but refrains from doing so, not only because it would be expensive and hugely controversial, but also because Brazil's constitution forbids it, says Guilherme Camargo, president of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Association. But while Brazil and other developing-world nations that plan to use nuclear energy share the Western powers' goal of ensuring that Iran does not produce nuclear weapons, they don't support the position taken by the U.S. and its closest allies that Iran should forfeit the right to enrich uranium on its own soil even for peaceful...