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...week the world mourns the death of one of the twentieth century’s most notorious leaders—General Augusto Pinochet of Chile. Pinochet rose to power in 1973 via a violent coup d’état and his tenure would eventually witness the deaths of over 3000 of his political enemies. He overthrew a democratically elected government, only to institute a ruthless totalitarian regime bathed in blood. He was a criminal, murderer, and thief—or so the headlines ubiquitous in the mainstream media would have us believe. Pinochet, however, is a man misunderstood...
Pinochet successfully rescued Chile from the threat of violent communist revolution, and orchestrated one of the most dramatic economic turnarounds of the era—bringing a country from total economic chaos into immense prosperity. Pinochet’s 1980 constitution was voted on and approved by the people of Chile, and in 1988, after losing elections his constitution instituted, Pinochet ceded the presidency, only retaining his status as commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Absolute control of the government had been necessary in the unstable years following the coup, as fierce communist opposition loomed. The disappearances and assassinations...
When the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre instigates a wave of violent attacks on Huguenots throughout France, Isabelle flees to Switzerland with Etienne and her children, hoping to find there religious toleration. As Ella and Rick’s marriage crumbles, Ella’s hair takes on Isabelle’s copper cast, and it is to a distant cousin’s home in Switzerland that Ella herself flees...
...YouTube Re "The people's network" [Nov. 20], about YouTube being on top of the Best Inventions 2006 list: I confess I'm really into YouTube and think it really deserved to be on top. Nevertheless, you didn't mention that it also has disadvantages. For example, sometimes violent videos are posted on the site that are accessible by kids. The pages for people over 18 can be opened with an easy click and when people upload offensive videos it may take some days until the administrators notice, during which time children might watch and be influenced by them. Certainly...
...country. But despite the concern for the subjects of his research, Anderson said he was never particularly worried about his own safety. “There was little fear that members of the group would try to do something to me, given that they are an avowedly non-violent group,” he said. “Still, I was always careful and made sure I always had two ways out of any place.”A BUREAUCRATIC BUFFERAccording to the Committee’s “Intelligent Scholars” guide online, if a proposal poses...