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...behavior got off easy. The document's defenders point out that only the Pope may fire a bishop, which is true. But by failing to censure any by name, the conference may have lost a chance to convince a bruised Catholic laity of the hierarchy's ability to reform itself. Said Sullivan grimly: "Our credibility is still on the line...
...involved. The pitch to the Arabs was that the Bush administration wants to move decisively toward a political solution via the creation of a Palestinian state based on some modified version of the 1967 borders and that it expects the help of the moderate Arab regimes in delivering Palestinian reform and a clampdown on violence. But the message to the Israelis has been that security comes first, and Sharon's demands for an end to violence and for PA reforms (in his mind, meaning the ouster of Arafat) are preconditions for any progress...
...compromise proposal: a "provisional" Palestinian state without defined borders to be established in the coming months, providing the Palestinians meet strict security and reform benchmarks (a killer proviso, in the minds of many observers). And all the tough questions, such as Jerusalem, refugees, settlers and future borders would be left for negotiations between Israel and the new entity over a three-year time frame. In other words, Oslo II but the Palestinian entity is called a "provisional state" rather than an "authority." No wonder the proposal has raised scant enthusiasm on either side of the divide. The Palestinians and Arab...
...liberal activist groups. Admits D'Antonio, whose leanings are liberal: "Things were going slowly." That is, until the Boston Globe's reporting connected the dots between abuse and hierarchical arrogance. Suddenly, says D'Antonio, "you have people who were ready to wait another 30 years for any kind of reform saying 'By gosh, this is the time...
...Mahathir's reform drive has coincided with economic revival. After several years of stagnation, Malaysia's GDP will grow at a healthy 6% in 2002, economists project. The country's trade surplus is swelling and international bond rating agencies have been bumping up Malaysia's grades. More important, foreign investors are actually putting their money?so long withheld?back into the country. A recent bond issue by Malaysia's national oil giant Petronas was heavily subscribed. The Kuala Lumpur stock market?shunned by international investors after Mahathir temporarily imposed strict controls on the movement of money out of Malaysia...