Word: rebel
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...million Cambodians, the measure must first gain the approval of the Security Council. That could prove tricky since China, a strong supporter of the Khmer Rouge regime, could easily block the trial by wielding its veto power. Trickier still: confirming that Pol Pot has actually been captured by rebel Khmer Rouge soldiers. The latest sighting, reported by a top Cambodian military official this weekend at Khmer Rouge headquarters, is difficult to take any more seriously than the contradictory reports of the past two weeks...
Only time will tell if the ousting of Mobutu Sese Seko from the presidency of Zaire was a blessing or a curse [WORLD, May 26]. Rebel leader and now President Laurent Kabila has promised democratic reforms in the newly renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have heard all this before. If Kabila can do what he has promised, then the people of the Congo will be better off. He may not be perfect, but he has the potential to be better than Mobutu. CHRISTOPHER P. DOBES Toledo, Ohio...
...short list for the part of Buakey, a younger brother figure to slave rebel leader Joseph Cinque, was solidified before Spielberg even saw Ashong's tape, but the director's top choice for the part fell through at the last minute...
...dozen to nearly 50 in Monday's fighting. So far, there are no reports of civilian death, but ten of the evacuees were carried out to helicopters on stretchers. For most of those caught in the crossfire, it was a harrowing ordeal, one that included being robbed by rebel soldiers loyal to coup leader Maj. Johnny Paul Koroma. They've made the area "a very dangerous place," said Ann Wright, the American Embassy official overseeing the evacuation. "These are a bunch of thugs and lunatics, having a free reign of terror with the army joining...
KINSHASA: Moving quickly to consolidate power, self- proclaimed President Laurent Kabila eliminated the post of prime minister and sparked a vociferous demonstration by oppostion protestors who denouced the rebel leader as a dictator in the making. "Etienne, Etienne, it's your name that chased out Mobutu, it also will chase out Kabila," chanted supporters of longtime democratic opposition leader Etienne Tsisekedi, who, twice ousted as prime minister under Mobutu, had hoped to be named to the post again under Kabila. Fat chance. A partial list of 13 Cabinet appointments unveiled Friday reads like a Who's Who of Kabila...