Word: revoltion
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There was a lack of trust, a loss of confidence, a popular revolt...
...would take a good and strong leader indeed to cope with them all. Zardari leads a nation of over 170 million people, many of whom put their allegiance to their tribe first and hardly recognize that there is a Pakistani nation. It is under constant threat of an Islamist revolt, has serious economic problems, cannot count on the loyalty of many public officials, and possesses the nuclear bomb. I truly hope Zardari is up to managing all of that. Raheem Malik, Brisbane, Queensland...
...regime and the political elites it had previously patronized. Though India helped vault Dahal into the limelight by forcing Nepal's monarchy into peace talks with his rebels, certain circles in New Delhi harbor a fundamental distrust for the Maoists as India reckons with its own ongoing Marxist-Leninist revolt. Ajai Sahni, a prominent analyst and the director of the Delhi-based Institute for Conflict Management, insisted before the April elections that "Nepal's Maoists have no intention of honestly participating in the democratic process...
...second job while serving as Prime Minister. The job? Hosting a few episodes of a T.V. cooking show. The payment? $2,300. Although the court ordered Samak to step down, there was nothing stopping his People Power Party (PPP) from re-nominating him as Prime Minister. But a revolt among the five other members of the ruling coalition squelched any plans to resuscitate the career of one of Thailand's most fiery politicians...
...This particular slice of territory has gotten more attention over the past year than any of the locals - good guys and bad - might have wanted. Last spring's images of garbage covering entire blocks and neighborhoods in revolt were beamed around the world. News reports blamed the Camorra crime syndicate, government mismanagement, faraway profiteers and ingrained local apathy for the troubled coastal city's worst-ever waste-removal crisis. The broader implication was that the modern consumer lifestyle is a ticking environmental time bomb. Watching the drama unfold on TV in Beijing, Liu saw the makings...