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...xenophobic. "These caricatures ignore the fact that the regime contains intelligent officers who are close observers of the international scene," observes Andrew Selth of Australia's Griffith University. There is evidence that Burma's rulers are concerned about retribution. Just look at the military-drafted constitution. "Approved" by a sham referendum in the wake of last year's Cyclone Nargis, it reserves for the military a quarter of seats in the new parliament after elections scheduled to be held next year. Tellingly, it also grants junta officials immunity from prosecution. "This clause won't protect them from international prosecution," says...
...Pant could have chosen to live as other gays do in Asia's conservative societies, hiding his sexuality behind a sham marriage while leading a dangerous double life. Instead, he decided to come out and to work against discrimination. "There was a choice to make," he says, "whether you feel threatened and live your life with misery, or you live with courage." In 2001, Pant and a few friends organized the Blue Diamond Society - named after the Diamond Sutra, a well-known translation of Buddhist teachings emphasizing compassion - to distribute information about HIV. The group later began documenting human-rights...
...rugby's fans, they can only look sadly upon the incident as yet another, albeit extreme, example of the growing incidence of deception in what has long been known as the gentleman's sport. Ironically, as blatant cheating - from sham injuries to faked fouls - has proliferated in and polluted pro soccer, rugby's tradition of fair play, respect for rivals, and zip-lipped deference to referees has often been cited by soccer purists as an example to follow. Probably no more. (See pictures of soccer...
...Luckily, a press badge got me in even ahead of the earliest arrivers. I felt like a bit of a sham as I stepped in front of a chubby 11-year-old with glasses, braces, and a wide grin that never left his face. His grandfather spoke no English but hovered behind him and smiled toothlessly. They reminded me of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as they carried the golden ticket of excitement through the nonchalant reporters piled onto the top deck, and were the first to look through the telescope that was about three times the size...
...really love the '80s or is it all just a sham? I'm rather indifferent to any 10-year period as an arbitrary measure of my own happiness. There were certainly some good moments in the '80s, like when Michael Jackson moonwalked. There were also some not-so-good moments, like when the space shuttle exploded. Coincidentally, they both involved space...