Word: things
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thing that helped Ho was his realization that though other first-years seemed well-connected, those connections didn't always translate to deep friendships...
...Annan in New York Monday to negotiate the terms of a peacekeeping mission to East Timor. But although President B. J. Habibie caved in under mounting international pressure Sunday and accepted the principle of a peacekeeping mission, perils aplenty await both the Timorese and their prospective liberators. For one thing, nobody knows quite who is in charge in Jakarta these days. That the president's announcement was immediately endorsed by the all-powerful military is certainly encouraging, but that same military has repeatedly vowed to protect the Timorese from the very violence in which it turns out to have been...
...tacitly supported Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor because Indonesia was its key southeast Asian ally during the Cold War. Over the next decade, Washington routinely voted against U.N. resolutions recognizing East Timor's independence and urging Indonesia's withdrawal. With Cold War concerns a thing of the past, however, the U.S. now wants Indonesia to respect the will of East Timor's people as expressed democratically through August's referendum. But Indonesia's economic and political centrality to the region, and its potential instability, make Washington cautious about applying pressure on Jakarta over East Timor...
...good thing the stock market is hanging tough. Ticket prices for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City were announced yesterday, and seats at high-profile events such as ski jumping and the hockey finals will run anywhere from $110 to $425. Count on handing over close to $800 to watch the opening or closing ceremonies. Of course, those on a budget can always settle for a $35 ticket to a curling match...
...they may be put on trial, they?re more likely to first consider the context and the consequences." But even though the perpetrators of last weekend?s failed car bombings turned out to be Israeli Arabs, the main terrorist threat comes from Hamas supporters inside the Palestinian territories. Good thing for Israel, then, that there are fewer restraints on the Palestinian security police...