Word: irelander
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...Dresden). What is indisputable is that the two types of terrorism lead to very different outcomes. Because the first form exists in a political framework, it is always possible - given time, patience and compromise - to absorb it into a conventional political dialogue. This is precisely what happened in both Ireland and South Africa. With millenarian terrorism, however, a political approach is a waste of time. Groups such as al-Qaeda do not engage in peacemaking...
...Hamann to run the creaking German machine. Saudi Arabia, a perennial qualifier, isn't a threat to Germany, but Cameroon's Indomitable Lions are another story. They are the reigning Olympic and African champions. Still, Cameroon is looking long in the tooth. The other team in this group is Ireland, which ran through the first round in '98 undefeated, and last year knocked the Netherlands out of the Cup. Mick McCarthy's men are made of stern stuff, and indefatigable captain Roy Keane is always capable of something inspiring...
...coalition possibilities with the party Fortuyn founded - now the country's second-largest political force. But consensus looked unlikely, as the two parties fell short of a parliamentary majority and the leader of a third possible partner, the right-liberal VVD, declared that his party would be in opposition. IRELAND Ahern vs. Apathy Prime Minister Bertie Ahern picked up enough support from voters to win a second term. His Fianna F?il party rode a strong economic performance to secure the most seats in Dáil Eireann, Ireland's House of Representatives. But wealth and bad weather bred apathy: turnout...
...sometimes it is the duty of political leaders to sup with the devil. Many national-liberation struggles, not excepting Israel's fight for existence in the 1940s, have seen violence against civilians: think Ireland or Kenya. Such outrages cannot be a reason for never talking to those responsible for them, for, inconveniently, those individuals may also be--as Arafat is--the authentic leaders of their people. That is why the Sri Lankan government is about to begin peace talks with the Tamil Tigers, a group whose long use of indiscriminate terror, child soldiers, suicide bombs and assassination makes Palestinian radicals...
...participants, CI members were asked to help “light up the forces of darkness with bright pink paint” while HSS members were invited to “a full day of religiously motivated, simulated violence because we can’t all live in Northern Ireland or India.” These slightly underhanded bulletins, though in good fun, reveal an underlying tension bound to exist between groups with such different approaches to faith. “It’s going to be fun, but this definitely has to do with spite...