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...presumably, the Macedonians are forced to accept the deal despite their reluctance, because they've proved unable to defeat the rebels by military means. If they went to a full-scale war, the outcome would still likely be some form of partition, which the Macedonians are desperate to avoid...
...Sharon's answer, though, is to create compelling disincentives for the Palestinians to do anything but cry "uncle" - by systematically piling on military pressure, carefully calibrated to avoid provoking international outrage, in order to exhaust the Palestinians' will to fight...
...first-years who are reading this column, I wish I could offer you some advice on how to avoid the temptation to engage in 200 meaningless three-minute conversations over the course of the week. Since I can’t think of any, though, I would like to give you some pointers on how to cope with the inevitable small talk...
...desire to avoid a complete collapse has prompted South Africa to initiate a second compromise attempt using an entirely new text. But there was little optimism Tuesday that the patient could be saved. And, of course, assuming it could, that would leave participants confronting the even more vexing questions of slavery and colonialism. That issue divides Western nations from much of Africa, with the European and U.S. concern being to avoid acknowledging responsibility for slavery in a way that makes them criminally or civilly liable...
...Zhenhua, had worked for a decade in a cluster of small, illegal mines near his Duck Pond village. Whenever an accident claimed lives, the pit would be ordered to close?but another would invariably open not far away. Much of the illegal mining is done at night to avoid government monitors. In any case, the inspectors don't have to look very hard. The earth around Duck Pond is pockmarked like a lunar landscape with illegal pits. Trucks laden with coal constantly rumble through western Guizhou's villages, leaving a coating of ebony dust on children walking home from school...