Word: revolt
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...allies, especially in the south. There is a gnawing worry within some intelligence circles that the failure to counter Iranian influence may come back to haunt the U.S. and its allies, if Shi'ite factions with heavy Iranian backing eventually come to power and provoke the Sunnis to revolt. Says a British military intelligence officer, about the relative inattention paid to Iranian meddling: "It's as though we are sleepwalking...
...board's revolt in March reflects the growing pains that an ambitious Chinese company is going through even as it tries to present a confident face to the world. Indeed, the issue of what CNOOC's board knew and when remains a touchy subject for Fu as the takeover fight progresses. In an interview with TIME, he declined to say exactly when he told his board of his intentions toward Unocal. But the reason for the board's initial ire is clear: according to SEC documents, as far back as December, Fu had directly discussed the possibility of acquiring Unocal...
...People Power revolt that ousted Ferdinand Marcos was different. Clustered around Manila's main artery EDSA, it was heroic, miraculous and magical, dismantling an entrenched dictatorship and restoring democracy. The January 2001 EDSA Dos that led to the fall of Joseph Estrada was a poor photocopy; it forced out a dysfunctional presidency and followed the constitutional line of succession by ushering in Arroyo, who was Estrada's Vice President. The riot of May 2001, dubbed EDSA Tres and instigated by Estrada's fanatical supporters, completely debased the notion of People Power...
...growth of around 5% this year?if the Arroyo crisis doesn't drag on. But it may prove hard to hang on with so little support from businessmen and her former Cabinet members. The Philippines may avoid a nonconstitutional overthrow like a military coup or another People Power revolt if Arroyo chooses to surrender power to her Vice President, former news broadcaster Noli de Castro. But De Castro, who served as a Senator before becoming Vice President last year, is best known to the public for his television career, not for accomplishments in office. "If De Castro takes over," says...
...with a 300-year history of Spanish friars who ruled towns and villages. His moral authority prevented Philippine governments from promoting family planning, and as a result, the country's population growth rate is the highest in Asia, particularly among the poor. He helped engineer a second People Power revolt in 2001, which overthrew Joseph Estrada. Many of his obituaries pointed out that for a man of the cloth, Sin had a healthy appetite for affairs of the state. "Sin's spirituality," wrote veteran newspaper publisher Max V. Soliven, "was overshadowed by his propensity to meddle in politics...