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...build Japan's political, diplomatic and military influence to a level that would match its economic might. In the first Gulf War, Japan sent only money to protect its oil interests. In 2003, however, Koizumi became one of the U.S.'s few staunch supporters in the campaign to oust Saddam Hussein, and put (admittedly noncombatant) boots on the ground in 2004 to support the Iraq reconstruction effort. More recently, Japan has (to the consternation of the U.S.) reached out to Iran to secure oil supplies and is seeking to expand its influence in Africa by doubling the amount...
Askar Akayev's abrupt departure took everyone by surprise-especially the people trying to oust him. Indeed, the President of Kyrgyzstan fled last Thursday before his opponents could even decide what to call the latest revolution to rock a former Soviet republic-pink? Lemon? Tulip? "We were expecting at least a couple of days of picketing," says Alexander Kim, editor of the main opposition newspaper, MSN. "No one thought [the government] would collapse in half...
...have pushed Asian bosses to accept more outside influence by giving shareholders more rights and dismantling restrictions on foreign investment. Change will not come overnight. At the annual shareholders meeting of oil company SK Corp. in Seoul on March 11, some shareholders, led by Sovereign Asset Management, failed to oust chairman Chey Tae Won from the board, even though he was convicted in 2003 of accounting and securities fraud. Sovereign CEO James Fitter called the decision "a missed opportunity for shareholders to place the most competent and ethical leadership" at SK. That opportunity is likely to come again...
...Unbecoming,” a short film in which nearly a dozen Columbia affiliates testify that MEALAC professors alienated them with anti-Israel rhetoric in the classroom and community. Accused professors vehemently deny the charges and say the film is an attempt to silence dissenting opinions on campus and oust professors from their positions...
...powerful figure on the political scene in pre-independence India, Bose served as president of the National Congress until Gandhi, with Nehru’s support, helped oust him on grounds of disagreement over the necessity of violence. Bose was charged with sedition and jailed...