Word: overthrowing
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...surprising, then, at least to western sensibilities, that four months after the overthrow of the ideologues Shahnaz still wears the burka whenever she leaves the house. Westerners expected the end of the Taliban to be followed immediately by the shedding and shredding of what we saw as one of their most visible symbol of oppression. And in the first few days after the Taliban's ouster we rejoiced in the pictures of Afghan women peeling off their burkas to feel the sun on their faces. But Shahnaz says we got it all wrong. The burka itself is not oppressive; what...
...community to lift crippling sanctions without him having to readmit inspectors. But that was before the "axis of evil" speech. Unable to link Baghdad to the September 11 attacks, President Bush has made Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program Exhibit A in the case for a war to overthrow Saddam - and that has given Hussein an overriding incentive to reach out to the U.N. for talks about restoring the inspection regime...
...that’s defined by participation in pseudo-outdoorsy elementary school extracurriculars and L.L. Bean purchases. As a Girl Scout I dutifully earned my “Camping and the Outdoors” merit badge and pinned it on my sash right between the “Overthrow the Oppressive Patriarchy” badge and the “Tool of the Cookie-Selling Establishment” badge. I wear fleece. I own a Nalgene. With this background in ruggedness, 47 days in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on my back, a ration of corn mush...
...judge us whether or not we choose to take part in tomorrow’s charade, and defiance is a dangerous gamble. For those of you with the chutzpah to stay the course and risk life and love, you are truly admirable. You will suffer heavy casualties, but the overthrow of an undemocratic institution is certainly a noble cause...
...Abubakar: No. I am not advocating the overthrow of any government. What I want to see is a government committed to Islam. My commitment to the teachings of Islam may be perceived as hard-line, but it is the only way. The government is too easily influenced by money...