Word: separatist
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...ACTION Military aid to Turkey; helped track down Kurdish separatist leader...
...principle of self-determination back into prominence, and new states proliferated. In the thrill of cold war victory, the West let captive nations in Eastern Europe grab back their independence and happily pushed statehood for the 14 republics inside the Soviet Union that wanted out. In consequence, independence and separatist movements weaving together ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious and economic self-interests have blossomed worldwide. As Robert Lansing, Wilson's Secretary of State, warned, self-determination "is bound to be the basis for impossible demands and create trouble in many lands. What a calamity that the phrase was ever uttered." Where...
Before he decided to specialize in homicide, Jamal was a revolutionary in the broader sense. He joined the Black Panther party and rose to a prominent ministerial position. He became a reporter and radio talk show host where he espoused his black separatist ideology and generally encouraged the overthrow of authority. Once in prison, his status as an anti-establishment agitator only blossomed. He wrote a book and recorded radio programs, skillfully drawing attention to himself and drumming up support for his cause. And, in short order, all those who feel neglected and victimized by the system assembled behind...
...sticking to the spirit of the 1995 Dayton peace accord and allowing the wartime leadership of Republika Srpska to put down roots in the postwar power structure, the West left room for much of the war scum to float back to the top. These men pumped out heavily separatist and anti-Western propaganda while they obstructed the implementation of Dayton's provisions for reunification. Two weeks ago, as the delicately stitched-together nation seemed to be recovering, the Serbs in their republic voted out moderate President Biljana Plavsic, a key part of Western plans to build a unified Bosnia...
...deny Mansfield the opportunity to say that Martin Luther King Jr. was an "honored black man" or to describe the separatist philosophy of Malcolm X? If the answer is because Mansfield is white and conservative, then perhaps we need to better follow the advice of Mr. Connerly and study more what people say as opposed to what they look like. JASON R. STEVENSON '00 April...