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...Shaw's heroes are men of moral passion." (English...
...bizarre chapter in the history of peaceful, democratic politics in the English-speaking Caribbean, where coups are virtually unknown -- only in Grenada has an elected leadership been successfully overthrown, by Maurice Bishop in 1979. "As far as the government is concerned, it's unconditional surrender," said spokesman Gregory Shaw. But the incident was a chilling illustration of how easily Trinidad's economic straits could be exploited by desperate men like Bakr...
...government had to use a bit of diplomatic sleight of hand to resolve the standoff. Spokesman Shaw admitted that Robinson had agreed to Bakr's terms, but stressed that the Prime Minister had endorsed the demands under extreme duress, making them nonbinding. "Tricked, double-crossed, whatever you want to call it. It is foolish to quibble with ethics when you are dealing with situations of this kind," said Shaw. "Why not promise them the moon and the stars...
...problems are most acute, in fact, when both parties think they're speaking the same language: Shaw's famous crack about England and America being "two countries separated by the same language" is 30 times as true now that up to 60 countries claim English as their mother -- or at least stepmother -- tongue. An Australian will invite you to a hotel, and you may be shocked if you don't know that it's what you think of as a bar. An Indian will "prepone" a meeting, and only if you're quick enough to calculate "postpone" in reverse have...
...divisions carry into church pews. "The most segregated time is 11 a.m. Sunday morning," says human-relations commission executive director John Shaw. Most churches, guided by tradition and split by culture, are black or white. But Cathedral of His Glory, a young church whose membership is 30% black and 70% white, is an exception. Maintaining the mixture requires leadership from the top and constant effort to involve blacks. "We have to explain we are prejudiced," says Pastor C. Paul Willis. "We are not color- blind. But it's not a prejudice of hate...