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...refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila during Israel's disastrous attempt to root the Palestinian Liberation Organization out of Lebanon. After this episode, he was the subject of an inquiry commission by his own government, which found him indirectly responsible for the massacre, a decision that forced him to resign. Most recently, he has gained notoriety as the man who entered the holy Islamic site at the Dome of the Rock in September, 2000, escorted by 1,000 police, an event which kicked off the current Palestinian uprising. The title of his autobiography is Warrior. His nickname is Bulldozer...
...solemnly insisted: "All of the information about the two cases is absolutely not true." He added, "I'm not involved in anything." At least one influential viewer, however, remained unconvinced. Amien Rais, head of the People's Consultative Assembly, the upper house of parliament, told Time that Wahid must resign, saying: "He has trampled on his oath as a leader...
...killing Gaddafi's adopted daughter Hana and several dozen others. An ebullient Gaddafi challenged the verdict of the court he had vowed to respect, saying he would come forward with new evidence of al-Megrahi's innocence so compelling that the judges would be moved to "commit suicide, resign or admit the truth." Al-Megrahi, still in custody in the Netherlands until his expected appeal is heard, is likely to be among those wondering why the Libyan leader didn't speak up sooner...
CRLS Principal Paula M. Evans has said she will resign if the committee does not reconsider the vote tonight and reverse its decision...
...Thus when the trial ends on Feb. 13, Roland Dumas will not be judged for an affaire d??tat but for far more banal matters of the heart and the pocketbook. Whether or not he is found guilty, his career is finished?he was forced to resign from the Conseil Constitutionnel in 1999?and his reputation lies in ruins. For all his efforts to present himself as a political martyr, persecuted by enemies jealous of his ?brilliance,? Dumas could well face the heartbreak of dishonor in his final years...