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...speaker of parliament, a Tutsi genocide survivor, has sought asylum abroad, alleging that corruption charges against him were trumped up. The vice president of Ibuka (meaning "Remember!" in Kinyarwanda), the leading survivors' association, also fled the country early last year after his brother was assassinated by men in military uniform...
...thousands of his countrymen his regime tortured to death in prison cells, or tossed screaming from aircraft high over the ocean. The fear Pinochet knows is the anxiety of the former strongman discarded by history and forced to face justice; to account for himself stripped of his uniform and the power to inflict unimaginable pain on others...
...acceptance of political responsibility for the actions of the junta. So to hear the general blaming his subordinates for the crimes of which he's been charged won't go down well in the ranks. Indeed, it may sully Pinochet's reputation even among the men in uniform for whom his honor was once unimpeachable. Whether or not he ever sees the inside of a courtroom, the trial - and even the punishment - of Augusto Pinochet has already begun...
...sports enthusiast Dave Lynford, 19, says baring your toes to the elements "is no big deal." Kathryn Smith, who sells shoes in New York, says summer footwear is selling way past the traditional season, and attributes the trend "partially to the extreme-sports craze--it's part of the uniform for these kids." Another lure may be TV shows like Ally McBeal, where the stars bare lots of skin even on cold Boston nights. (Never mind that the show is usually shot in sunny Southern California...
...Eagle Scout and recent recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Clark was very active in the Boy Scouts--until his appointment as the eighth Dean of the Faculty of the Business School in 1995. Though he is no longer a scoutmaster, Clark still keeps his Boy Scout uniform in his office at the Business School...