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...unrest mutated and spread in the following days. I watched truckloads of armed soldiers thunder through Mandalay's ill-lit streets. Some areas were placed under curfew; people said it had been more than a year since the city had been so tense. Then troops opened fire on a crowd of protesting monks, killing at least two and injuring many. From nearby towns came reports of more disturbances, news of which arrived in Mandalay on buses and trucks and spread with viral stealth through the city's network of trishaw drivers. Hiring one to check out the dark, deserted streets...
...returned to Rangoon, and the unrest seemed to follow. Muslim businesses in the capital were attacked by what observers claimed were soldiers disguised as monks; monasteries were under a heavily guarded curfew; bars and tea shops were closing early. Later, two bombs exploded, one on the outskirts of the city, which injured many people, the other outside an army museum. Then, last month, came reports of small demonstrations on campuses as far north as Myitkyina. Despite all this, none of my Rangoon friends were predicting an imminent 1988-style uprising. "People are just too scared," said one. DONATE BLOOD, urged...
...triangle hot spots. That includes Tikrit, Saddam's hometown, where the military responded to attacks by demolishing homes and cordoning off the entire city with barbed wire. The military has avoided such blunt tactics in Fallujah, a town 35 miles west of Baghdad that has long been prone to unrest and intense tribal rivalries. Even under Saddam, locals resisted control: the town erupted in murderous riots in 1997 when Saddam arrested a prominent general from the area. Since Saddam's removal, Fallujah has been hostile to the presence of Americans. Nearly a year ago, soldiers stationed in the town opened...
...vision for the country before the flood of Bush-Cheney TV ads convince voters that the Senator?s real name is Francois Mitterand. Taking the advice, Kerry unveiled a plan Wednesday to cut the budget deficit by half in four years. No one noticed. With unrest in Iraq growing by the hour, reporters spent the day asking Kerry if the U.S. should ?take out? Shi?ite Ayatollah Moqtada al-Sadr or simply bring the troops home. They ignored Kerry?s repeated attempts to turn their attention back to the exciting world of fiscal discipline...
...Trouble In Haiti The unrest and violence in Haiti [LATIN AMERICA, March 15] seem part of a continuum that has haunted the country for 70 years. Among its most chaotic leaders was Dr. Fran?ois Duvalier, who ruled from 1957 until his death in 1971. We described "Papa Doc's" dictatorship in an Aug. 27, 1965, report...