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This past month, Gaza witnessed unprecedented civil chaos and unrest. Militant organizations stepped up their protests against the PA, abducting Palestinian security officials and French aid workers, attacking Palestinian security offices and stations and organizing street demonstrations featuring hundreds of masked armed men. A lot of Palestinians like to say it is God’s way of doing things; He gives with His right hand (referring to the latest ruling from the International Court of Justice against the Israeli separation wall), and takes with His left hand (referring to the events in Gaza). While this cynical attitude is common...
...brutality at the Abu Ghraib prison. But Bremer also comes in for his fair share. In interviews with TIME, a range of U.S., British and Iraqi officials said Bremer's tenure yielded some important achievements but was also plagued by misjudgment, insensitivity and stubbornness in the face of spiraling unrest and steadily deteriorating Iraqi support for the occupation. Indeed, it's safe to say that Bremer would never have imagined that he would be departing amid such violence and chaos...
...stresses of the job have worn on Bremer: he tells TIME that he plans to leave public life, write a book and enroll at the Academy of Cuisine in Washington. But while Bremer had hoped to leave Iraq in triumph, the persisting unrest means few Iraqis will be sad to see him go. Members of the now disbanded Governing Council are withering in their criticism of how Bremer treated them--issuing orders and backing them to the wall, rather than consulting. Even the U.N.'s Brahimi has called him "the dictator of Iraq." It wasn't a compliment...
While he frequently spoke of the spring 1969 campus unrest, including the student takeover of University Hall, Jones also recounted several close calls, one of which had him leave the Center for International Affairs (CFIA) “moments just before the building exploded,” Kathy Jones said...
...their funds directly into real estate instead of just the usual stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Housewert, 58, has put half his retirement savings into investment properties and is considering pumping in even more. "Because of historically low interest rates, the volatility in the stock market and political unrest, people are really starting to look for more tangible assets for their retirement," says Tom Anderson, president of PENSCO Trust Co., an independent custodian of retirement plans. Here are some tips...