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...enmity from Iran and the Central Asian republics (see following story). India and Pakistan have intensified their cross-border artillery fire in disputed Kashmir. Nearly bankrupt, Pakistan may run out of foreign exchange by the end of the month, and the Karachi stock exchange imploded after the May 28 underground nuclear tests, wiping out half its share value...
...listen to MP3-encoded music, and a dozen different flavors are available, free, for PCs, Macs and UNIX machines.) Countless search engines like mp3search.com are devoted to finding the vast archives of MP3 music that exist online. A lot of the music, from the Beatles to Beethoven, is on underground "pirate" sites, which specialize in the illegal practice of giving away copyrighted music. The recording industry employs an army whose job it is to root out pirate sites--tough work since some archives spring up for only days or hours at a time. (Note: while it's technically illegal...
Pettie's growing obsession with her lost opportunity is observed warily by her friend Albert, another alum of the Morning Star who now makes a living cleaning graffiti off the walls of the London Underground at night. Albert is another masterpiece in Trevor's long career of creating odd but wholly plausible characters. Terribly well meaning but also mentally handicapped ("Not being the full ticket" is how Pettie puts it), Albert plays a crucial role in determining whether Letitia's innocent death will be followed by others. Trevor's narrative tone is, as always, gentle and nuanced, a model...
After the Sharpeville massacre, Mandela is detained until 1961. Going underground, he later launches the ANC's military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, which some have termed a terrorist organization...
...class I was told that Mandela was some sort of political agitator (the word was used disdainfully by one history teacher) jailed for protests and violence. He was a member of the African National Congress, an underground guerilla organization which actively and viciously opposed the white moderate government...