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...Moreover, any amendment to the Act of Settlement would likely trigger political unrest among the militant Northern Irish nationalists. Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom following Irish independence in 1920 because of its significant Protestant majority, which wanted to be governed by the predominantly Protestant government of London, rather than the mostly Catholic government of Dublin. Amending the act could be viewed by the Protestants of Northern Ireland as betrayal on the part of London. Northern Irish Protestant extremists, who depended upon Downing Street to represent their interests, might conceivably throw their support behind radical groups such...
...while the level of fans' financial interest isn't yet clear, their unrest is palpable. "We have been in this business for years," Hicks told TIME shortly after buying Liverpool last year. "All team owners go through a learning curve at how to be a good owner. We both have done that ... fans want stability. Players want stability." In truth, it hasn't really worked out like that. A public spat with Rafael Benitez, Liverpool's Spanish team manager and a favorite among supporters, has done nothing for the American owners' own fan base in the city. Uncertainty over...
...Change can bring uncertainty, however, not just for Nepal but for other countries. Nepal, a country of 28 million, is sandwiched between the world's rising giants, India and China, who both have cast their eye over the Himalayan nation as a buffer against the other. Any unrest in Nepal - hostilities have been suspended, not buried - could spill across into its restive borderlands, particularly Chinese Tibet and the troubled Indian state of Bihar - developments that Beijing and New Delhi would view with alarm. Nepal's Maoists, moreover, are still on the U.S. State Department's list of terror groups. They...
...inherently good, you get rid of the police for 24 hours?see what happens," Stallone says. "I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned." So, after reading about the unrest in Burma in Soldier of Fortune magazine (You thought he subscribed to Better Homes and Gardens?), Stallone decided to set the film in Burma, shooting in Thailand and struggling to cast real Burmese, many of whom feared reprisals against family in their home country. Stallone says he regularly got threats from...
...time we loose one of our guys it costs us $400,000 [in life insurance paid to family members]. Each Hellfire missile is $60,000 and we've used a ton of those. What's the price of peace? It's probably not as costly as the price of unrest. Money is my non-lethal ammunition. I'd rather give somebody a job than have to fight them...