Word: terrorism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...culture withered, evolving into a kind of folk curiosity. Quebeckers do not want to go the way of the Cajun. They do not want to end up as some colorful ethnic subculture known for its music or cooking or the odd linguistic twist. Quebeckers are driven by a terror of being crushed by an English-speaking continent of 300 million into a mere cultural curiosity. Hence their hunger for political independence...
...what is now southern Peru, knowing that her life would come to an end at the summit. Her sacrifice, considered the greatest honor her people could bestow, would appease the mountain god--the source of good fortune (in the form of rain to bless the crops) and terror (snowstorms, earthquakes and avalanches) to Inca culture. Did she march bravely to the center of the ceremonial platform, or was she dragged there in a drugged stupor? Was she killed by the priests who brought her, or was she left to die from exposure, cold and very alone...
...original actress left. As A in this production, she gives an incredibly moving performance, at once domineering and endearing, her angular and expressive face reflecting the character's wide range of emotions. She manages to make these sudden shifts in mood completely believable and captures A's pain and terror at growing...
Officials say the U.S. contingent will be "a pure transition force." This means troops will not be involved in "nation-building" tasks that can transform foreign troops into targets of terror: disarming combatants, policing cities, moving refugees back to their homes. Instead, soldiers will concentrate on guarding borders, enforcing cease-fires and keeping the warring parties separate. Once the region is stabilized, says a Pentagon spokesman, "we hope that the economic rebuilders, the refugee resettlers, the bridge builders, will come in and start laying a foundation for growth and prosperity in Bosnia...
...terror lasted for two hours. As the engine of the bus started, women began wailing, throwing themselves at the window, but there was nothing they could do. When the bus stopped again, Ogresevic and her son got out. A soldier immediately grabbed him and put a knife to his throat. "He wanted 1,000 deutsche marks [$700] not to kill my son or rape my daughter. I had no choice. I had to pay," Ogresevic said. The soldier told her to march along a small track. She saw the bodies of two Muslim women. One lay facedown...