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...Scotland, Stuart Henderson, the retired senior investigating officer for Lockerbie, had written to MacAskill to argue against Al-Megrahi's release, reiterating their belief that the evidence gathered against him was compelling. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and seven senators, including Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, also wrote protest letters to MacAskill. After MacAskill's announcement, the White House put out a statement saying it "deeply regrets" Al-Megrahi's release. (See pictures of Hillary Clinton...
...Palestinians' land has been occupied by Israel for far too long. They've had enough. So they fire rockets of protest into Israel, and Israelis rain bombs down on the Palestinians. What are the Palestinians supposed to do? The Israelis keep saying that Hamas wants to wipe out the Israelis. Does anyone ever ask the Israelis if their goal is the destruction of the Palestinians? Bill Petrusky Jr., Montville...
...Like People Power, many of these movements gained momentum when the international media broadcast images of thousands upon thousands of people uniting peacefully against corrupt or cruel governments. Under the scrutiny of satellite-TV cameras, traditional exercises of power - guns, truncheons, tanks - often backfired against the force of nonviolent protest...
...most contentious are the negative points candidates could get for active disregard of U.K. values. While the definition of what constitutes active disregard remains murky, Home Office sources say this could include not just criminal activity but also protesting British involvement in war. A spokeswoman acknowledged that the government would have to strike a "difficult balance" between legitimate protest and "efforts to undermine the military...
Watch TIME's video "An Iranian Protest March in Paris...