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...commander has repeatedly denied any responsibility for the deaths of Selesitano Kalounivale, Jone Davui, Epineri Bainimoli and Lagani Rokowaqa. "I never gave any orders to kill," he said in 2003. However, in the weeks before the coup Bainimarama was under increasing pressure over the murders. Police probes and court actions by victims' families and surviving soldiers could have seen him suspended, forced to give evidence about the killings, and potentially facing charges and a six-figure compensation claim against the Fiji Military Force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chief on the Run | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

After urging graduating seniors to use their talents to do their best, regardless of the monetary rewards involved, hundreds of graduating seniors and their parents rose to their feet and held hands at Jone's request...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, | Title: Jones Urges Peace and Love | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...orders to bomb civilian targets. President Sali Barisha has launched a major security operation to quell the unrest, which has seen the southern cities of Delvine, Vlora and Sarande spin out of government control. But although the crackdown has included an escalating campaign against local journalists -- the independent Koha Jone daily has had its offices partially burned and several reporter beaten -- insurgents are not backing down. They have reportedly seized three tanks and seek to capture Tirana, the nation's capital. Meanwhile, residents in the south are flocking to shops to stock up on food and supplies, and several Albanians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing In On War | 3/5/1997 | See Source »

What is most impressive about the film are the strong, conflicting emotions the audience feels for the main characters. We know that Dr. Kimble is innocent, and empathize with his plight. At the same time we experience both sympathy for and anger toward Tommy Lee Jone's character. Sam Gerard is just doing his duty, yet we find ourselves hating him for his relentless pursuit of Kimble...

Author: By Ji IL Kwon, | Title: Chasing Away Summer Movie Blues | 8/13/1993 | See Source »

...When Jones came to Harvard in early March, Toomer had her thesis advisor, Afro-American Studies Department Chair Henry Louis Gates, arrange a meeting. Gates invited Toomer to a luncheon in Jone's honor, and the motivated singer took it from there...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Funky Diva | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

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