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...election results were rigged. "Algerian diplomats admit openly that the purpose of the election is to give legitimacy to the government," says TIME's Lara Marlowe. "But how much credibility can the election have when the main opposition is not allowed to participate and its leaders are in prison? The election already resembles 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' with Zeroual strutting around in the invisible trappings of a fictitious democracy. Zeroual was appointed head of state by a military-dominated committee in January 1994, but he sorely wants to be elected 'by the people...
...easy. "Algerian diplomats admit openly that the purpose of the election is to give legitimacy to the government," says Marlowe. "But how much credibility can the poll have when the main opposition, the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) is not allowed to participate and its leaders are in prison? The election already resembles 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' with the incumbent, retired General Liamine Zeroual, strutting around in the invisible trappings of a fictitious democracy. Zeroual was appointed head of state by a military-dominated committee in January 1994, but he sorely wants to be elected 'by the people...
...easy. "Algerian diplomats admit openly that the purpose of the election is to give legitimacy to the government," says Marlowe. "But how much credibility can the poll have when the main opposition, the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) is not allowed to participate and its leaders are in prison? The election already resembles 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' with the incumbent, retired General Liamine Zeroual, strutting around in the invisible trappings of a fictitious democracy. Zeroual was appointed head of state by a military-dominated committee in January 1994, but he sorely wants to be elected 'by the people...
Everything O.J. does is for show and for pleasure, and even spending a year in prison has not disrupted his shallow life. Upon his release, finding that Los Angeles was no longer enough fun--neither his neighborhood nor his country club welcomed his return--he simply left for Florida, girlfriend in tow, to party and play golf...
Dismissing the defense claim that the shooting had been an accident, a Houston jury convicted Yolanda Saldivar of having murdered Tejano singing star Selena. The sentence: life in prison with no possibility of parole for 30 years. The March shooting, which took place in a Corpus Christi motel, is said to have occurred during a financial dispute between Selena and Saldivar, the former president of the singer's fan club...