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...challenge. With separatist and religious violence threatening to break apart the fractious archipelago state, the military remains the only truly national institution binding together disparate islands whose only point in common is a history of colonization by the Dutch. And many generals remain wary of Wahid's attempts to rein in the military and seek political rather than security solutions to the escalating violence. Still, Wahid appears to have a knack for turning any commander who emerges as a potential coup leader into a very lonely...
...suit represents a legitimate claim of the many Chilean citizens who were the victims of undeserved violence and coercion. Thousands of Chileans still search for family members who "disappeared" and thousands more nurse the scars, both physical and emotional, incurred during Pinochet's 17-year rein...
...invincibility. While Ruth was the first pro athlete to make more than the President, the NBA's minimum salary is now greater than the sum the U.S. pays its commander in chief. At the same time, sports teams and leagues have become larger and wealthier - and, perhaps, unwilling to rein in the stars who are creating that wealth. Maybe the suspension handed out to Rocker - considered tough by many observers - is a sign that the higher-ups in professional sports have seen the writing on the wall. They, of course, will not be the judge and jury for Ray Lewis...
...plane in order to point a finger at Pakistan. While Pakistan's military ruler, General Parvez Musharraf, officially condemned the hijacking, his armed forces - still smarting from their political defeat in last year's attempted land grab in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir - don't appear set to rein in anti-Indian terrorism originating within Pakistani borders. Maulana Masood Azhar, the Pakistani cleric whose release from an Indian prison was the key demand of the Indian Airlines hijackers, celebrated his release at a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday, where he urged all Muslims not to rest "until...
...school. Booting students out of school and jailing them for a couple days doesn't solve anything in the long run. What about therapy and counseling for those who are teased and abused? Maybe someday we'll find a happy medium between abandonment and letting kids have free rein to do as they please. AVIVA WEST Windsor...