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...white power. Somewhat more subtly, he claimed that the nation must “act as one” to attack its mushrooming problems, and stop “turning against itself through terrorism.” By this he meant that dissent of any kind was tantamount to treason...
...increasingly dictatorial Museveni announced two weeks ago that he will run for office again, following Parliament's decision to scrap term limits that would have forced him to retire. That long-expected bulletin came just days after his main opponent was thrown in prison on charges - vehemently denied - of treason and rape. Demonstrations have been temporarily banned. So, Achebe's lament still holds true, then? No. Fixing Africa was never as simple as changing its leaders. And that's why the fall from grace of Museveni and Zenawi may prove a positive thing, even if they hurt their own countries...
...hold. Their elaborate computer models showed that tens of thousands would be left behind. They described rooftop rescues, 80% of New Orleans underwater and "toxic gumbo" purling through the streets. If experts had prophesied a terrorist attack with that kind of accuracy, they would be under suspicion for treason...
...been scrawled over some mugshots, but most suspects are still at large despite the promise of hefty rewards. A $250,000 bounty is being offered for fugitive Sapaeng Basoe, the Muslim principal of Yala's Thammawittaya Foundation School. Four of the school's teachers are currently on trial for treason, charged with masterminding attacks, which they deny...
Douglass was amazed by the idea. He had been a close friend of John Brown's throughout the 1850s and had championed his militant abolitionist efforts. In 1859 Brown had invaded Harpers Ferry, Va., as part of a scheme to free the slaves but was captured and hanged for treason. While Douglass considered Brown a hero and martyr, Lincoln had referred to him as a criminal and madman. Yet now Lincoln was borrowing from Brown by conceiving a similar raid. Douglass had not gone with Brown to Harpers Ferry because he had correctly predicted that Brown would fail...