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France's role in the Rwandan genocide
The report names 33 present and former French politicians and military officers as conspirators, among them the late President Francois Mitterrand and other well-known figures like former foreign minister Alan Juppe and former prime minister Dominique de Villepin.
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The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire
\"Revealing a piece of forgotten history, Stephen Kinzer transports us to the dawn of the twentieth century, when the United States first found itself with the chance to dominate faraway lands. That prospect thrilled some Americans. It horrified others ... The country's best-known political and intellectual leaders took sides. Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Randolph Hearst pushed for imperial expansion; Mark Twain, Booker T. Washington, and Andrew Carnegie preached restraint. Only once before--in the period when the United States was founded--have so many brilliant Americans so eloquently debated a question so fraught with meaning for all humanity\"--Amazon.com.
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Sadists in Their Midst
It is discovered that after torturing their prisoners, Brazilian soldiers had, with some regularity, forced them before sham military tribunals, where the victims' protests against their inhumane treatment were legalistically recorded by stenographers. The files eventually provided enough shameful particulars to fill a book called ''Brasil: Nunca Mais'' (published in English as ''Torture in Brazil''), graphically detailing the vicious punishments, agonizing inmate stories, names of tormentors and torture sites. Published in 1985, during Brazil's free elections, it became the biggest nonfiction best seller in the nation's history - but caused scant change.
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The peril of taking on Iran
The CIA agent who staged this coup, Kermit Roosevelt, was heartily congratulated upon his return to Washington, and even received a medal from [Eisenhower] at a secret White House ceremony. From the perspective of history, though, his coup does not look so successful. It brought Shah Reza Pahlavi back to the Peacock Throne. He ruled with increasing brutality for 25 years. His repression set off the Islamic Revolution of the late 1970s. That revolution brought to power a clique of fanatically anti-American mullahs who have worked intensely, and sometimes very violently, to undermine US and Western interests around the world. The United States is now facing a crisis with Iran over its nuclear program. This crisis would probably never have emerged, and this religious government would probably never have come to power, if the United States had kept its hands off Iran in 1953. Iran might instead have become a thriving democracy in the heart of the Muslim Middle East, with incalculable consequences for the region. That would make Iran more dangerous than it is now. If the United States attacks, Iran may become so chaotic that we would look back almost fondly on the mullahs.
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WALKING THE TIGHTROPE IN GUATEMALA
''Your presence here with me is a message to all those who have benefited from the riches of our country,'' the President shouted to the great crowd of peasants in straw hats assembled on the square that faces the ornate palace. ''The people of Guatemala do not want to challenge or confront them. All we ask is that they remember that we exist, that we have needs and that we want to grow food so we can have more to share with everyone.'' That afternoon, Mr. [Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo] seemed more like a protester than a president. Indeed, the marchers said they had come to support him, rather than to make demands. A large sign in the crowd described Guatemala's situation succinctly: ''We voted for you, and we want you to govern us, not the military.'' One afternoon, Mr. Cerezo spoke to a large group of CACIF members - the country's top businessmen and landowners - at the antiseptic Camino Real Hotel in Guatemala City. The President began by assuring his audience that when he speaks of ''the people,'' as he so often does in his speeches, he is referring ''not just to that group of people who have little,'' but to everyone in the country, entrepreneurs and landowners included. He appealed to them to ''share national leadership with me'' by abandoning ''egotistical attitudes.'' Today, the overwhelming majority of Guatemalans still give Mr. Cerezo the benefit of the doubt. He has been preparing himself diligently for this job his entire adult life, and so far he has not made a major misstep. ''You hear a lot of people saying he should do this or that differently,'' said Mario Solorzano, the Democratic Socialist leader, ''but, so far, you don't hear anyone saying, 'I could do better.' ''
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A new partner in the Mideast
Iran is the one country in the world that offers the United States a chance to reshape the global order with a single bold stroke, in a way that could decisively advance American interests.
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Slamming the doorin Turkey's face
Some senior commanders in the Turkish Army, which would lose most of its political power if Turkey joined the EU, will cheer this breakup. So will religious fundamentalists, who have always rejected the view that Turkey is essentially European. The EU's official explanation for this \"train wreck\" is that it is Turkey's fault, because Turkey has refused to open its ports to ships from Greek Cyprus. The Cyprus issue is, however, a smokescreen to hide what every sensate European knows. Important political leaders, notably President Jacques Chirac of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, have concluded that Turkey is too big, too poor, and above all too Islamic to join their club. By blocking Turkey's application, they are signaling to voters that they are reliably anti-Turkish, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim. Their positions stoke the fires of insular nationalism that are burning in many parts of Europe. To be sure, Turkey is less than an ideal candidate for EU membership. It limits free speech, denies aspects of its history, allows generals to intimidate politicians, and restricts the freedom of Kurds, Christians, AlawiteMuslims, and other groups. It has been steadily pulling away from these bad habits, but after being rejected by the EU, it may see no incentive to continue doing so.
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