Francisco Franco's sins were hardly less than those of Augusto Pinochet. In the wake of Franco's 1939 victory in the Spanish Civil War, he and his henchmen killed thousands of their countrymen, often ...in summary executions or after swift and bogus trials. For the 36 years of his reign, he allowed no dissent; leftists languished in prisons for decades. Chilean officials, even some who have contempt for Pinochet, are trying to persuade the British and Spanish to let him return to Chile. The Chileans are motivated by their fear of the military, their desire to avoid anything that might arouse internal conflict and the sense that they must honour their pact with Pinochet. Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish magistrate who sent Britain the warrant for Pinochet's extradition, is not trying to make any point about the refusal of Spain to arrest the perpetrators of repression during the Franco era. His actions, however, tell us a good deal about the strength of democracy in Spain today.
Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish magistrate who sent Britain the warrant for Augusto Pinochet's extradition, is not trying to make any point about the refusal of Spain to arrest the perpetrators of ...repression during the Francisco Franco era. His actions, however, tell us a good deal about the strength of democracy in Spain today. Even without a truth commission, Spain's new freedoms allowed historians, archivists and journalists to rake over the past and expose the shallowness and cruelty of the Franco regime. Franco is a thoroughly discredited figure in Spain today and Francoism a shameful joke. Franco in 1960: Spain never prosecuted its own after his 36-year reign of terror ; Judge Baltasar Garzon wants Chile's Pinochet brought to court in Spain ;
Invoking history, anthropology, social psychology, geography and theology, the author, a former Catholic priest, delves into the stories of the violence unleashed by the organized religions of ...Judaism, Christianity and Islam throughout their existence. How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World, suggest that Carroll intends to demonstrate that the tumultuous past of these religions is vital in understanding why Jerusalem and, of course, Israel and the Palestinian territories have become a hotbed of political, nationalist and religious conflict and violence.
According to Milani, U.S. Ambassador William Sullivan in Tehran concluded that Khomeini was the only Iranian figure who could lead Iran to a democracy while maintaining its alignment with the United ...States in the Cold War.\n
George W. Bush made her his foreign policy advisor for the 2000 presidential campaign and, after his election, named her national security advisor and later secretary of State.
In their report, Guy Pfeffermann and IFC research analyst Andrea Madarassy offered both encouraging and troubling statistics for the Western governments and international organizations that are ...trying to institute a free-market system in the developing world. The report concentrated mainly on private investment but included data on public investment as well. Although the report praises East Asian government industrial policies, Pfeffermann and Madarassy do not recommend them for the rest of the developing countries. Government corruption is the main problem. "Only a very few developing countries enjoy public administrations of the competence and integrity that characterize these East Asian countries," they write. PHOTO: COLOR, Investment in developing countries sank in mid-1980s, then soared. Among those benefiting most was China, whose Shenzhen stock exchange is pictured below. / IAN BERRY / Magnum; CHART: COLOR, ON THE REBOUND, PAUL GONZALES / Los Angeles Times; CHART: COLOR, THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE GAP, PAUL GONZALES / Los Angeles Times; CHART: REGIONAL INVESTMENT (1980-90) % of GDP, PAUL GONZALES / Los Angeles Times
Meisler highlights visual artist Salvador Dali. The flamboyant Spaniard often hid his artistic genius behind a perpetual zeal for self-promotion and an obsession with money.
