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When General Efrain Rios Montt was Guatemala's military dictator from 1982 to 1983, during the bloodiest phase of a 36-year-long civil war, his army massacred Maya Indian peasants suspected of aiding leftist guerrillas. The throb of military helicopters above highlands villages was often followed by deafening automatic rifle fire. Tens of thousands died, and a federal genocide case is now pending against Ríos Montt in a Guatemalan court. Asked at the time about his "scorched-earth" strategy, Ríos Montt quipped, "We don't have a policy of scorched earth - we have a policy...
...Phase Two?...
...that Robertson and Cook have completed the first phase of their project, they are trying to implement “phase...
...pronounced warming along the equator, La Nina a distinct cooling--these swings also affect atmospheric patterns worldwide. El Nino, for example, promotes high-level westerlies that tear off the tops of Atlantic Ocean storms, while La Nina and La Nada--the name some have given to the neutral phase of the cycle that currently reigns--do the opposite...
...banker said: "Imagine how distracting it must be to try to talk about serious things like new capital requirements when you know that everyone listening is just wondering whether you're going to resign." Deutsche Bank must also convince investors that it can function effectively and implement the next phase of Ackermann's reforms, even though their chief architect will be out of action for days at a time. The trial is expected to start early next year and will likely go on for months. And as Ackermann made clear in his London presentation on Sept. 4, he still...