Word: geneva
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...sure, but it was their nationalist credentials that earned them popular support. They had led their nation's resistance to Japanese occupation and French colonialism, and their defeat of the French at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 prompted France to sign a withdrawal agreement at Geneva. The Geneva agreement temporarily divided the country into northern and southern zones for purposes of demobilization, pending nationwide elections for an independent government. But with the Cold War in full swing, the U.S. was furious at the French for setting up a Southeast Asian "domino" to fall to the communist bloc...
...East Timor proved, the Indonesian military isn't good at winning hearts and minds. Over the past two years GAM has fast expanded its support base among a population jaded by decades of military repression and Jakarta's exploitation of the province's natural resources. Talks in Geneva last June between GAM's leadership-in-exile in Sweden and the government brought about a cease-fire arrangement known as a "humanitarian pause," which has been extended more than once. But the military believe that the frequently breached cease-fires have only given GAM room to strengthen its position...
...mortar that the Israelites had to use to build storehouses for the Egyptians. At our seder this year, the charoset reminded us of the buildings that were being torn down in the West Bank and Gaza and of the settlements that are expanding in violation of the Fourth Geneva convention. We were also reminded of the mortar shells that Palestinians are firing on those Jewish settlements...
International law, including U.N. resolutions and the Geneva conventions, deserve the high respect they are given by the general public, but they do not address the complicated realities of the Middle East. As morally problematic as closures and restrictions are, they are extremely effective in preventing terrorist attacks and bloodshed. Israeli authorities estimate that through its sometimes-questionable techniques, the defense apparatus has prevented upwards of 4,100 specific incidents in the past seven months...
...toward the Kosovo border proved groundless. By week's end they were back, striking at police positions in Tetovo and drawing a furious response from army tanks and artillery. "The fighters will remain in their positions," Fazli Veliu, a spokesman for the rebels, told TIME from his home in Geneva, Switzerland. "They will not withdraw until their demands...