251 results on '"Liu, Melinda"'
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2. 'WE ARE A NUCLEAR POWER'
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Hirsh, Michael, Liu, Melinda, Wehrfritz, George, Hosenball, Mark, Wolffe, Richard, Lee, B. J., Schafer, Sarah, Dickey, Christopher, Hussain, Zahid, Kashiwagi, Akiko, and Matthews, Owen
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NUCLEAR weapons testing , *MILITARY relations ,UNITED States military relations - Abstract
This article discusses the relationship between North Korea and the U.S before and after North Korea's nuclear test. The authors compare the assumed character and mindset of North Korean President Kim Jong Il with that of German Kaiser Wilhelm before World War I. The article mentions a shared Napoleon complex and suggests that derogatory comments made by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 might still be remembered.
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- 2006
3. BOTTOM DOLLAR.
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Samuelson, Robert J. and Liu, Melinda
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U.S. dollar , *ECONOMIC forecasting , *FINANCE , *BALANCE of trade , *INTERNATIONAL trade , *MONETARY policy - Abstract
The article suggest that the fall of the U.S. dollar is stoking fears of a global crisis. The dollar has been declining steadily against many foreign currencies, but for most Americans, the subject of the dollar--its value on foreign-exchange markets--is a yawner. A depreciating dollar makes foreign vacations more expensive, puts pressure on the prices of imported cars and shoes and (the good part) improves the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers. Normally, these matters aren't high on our "must know" list. But now is not normal. The significance of the dropping dollar is that it's actually a symptom of a larger and more troubling development. For 15 years the American economy has been the engine for the world economy through ever-increasing trade and current-account deficits. The trouble is that there are now more dollars than foreigners want to hold. If there's a glut of anything--apples, computer chips, Beanie Babies--prices go down. So when surplus dollars are sold for euros, yen or pounds, then the dollar drops in value against those currencies.
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- 2005
4. THE HUMAN COST.
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Liu, Melinda, Barry, John, Hirsh, Michael, Dehghanpisheh, Babak, Hosenball, Mark, Lipper, Tamara, and Gegax, T. Trent
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MILITARY vehicle design & construction , *WAR casualties , *WAR victims , *IRAQ War, 2003-2011 , *WAR wounds , *ARMORED military vehicles , *VIOLENT deaths , *MILITARY automobiles , *MILITARY personnel , *TANKS (Military science) , *SAFETY ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,UNITED States armed forces - Abstract
Offers a look at the shortage of armored Humvees that led to war casualties of United States and allied soldiers during the Iraq War of 2003 and 2004. Claim by soldiers that the U.S. government has failed to protect them with the best technology; Lack of tanks and body armor; Filing of a Freedom of Information Act request by Russ Kick for the release of photographs showing coffins returning to the United States from Iraq; Statement that a breakdown of casualty figures suggests that many U.S. deaths and wounds did not need to occur; Recommendation by the head of the U.S. Army Forces Command, General Larry Ellis, that more of the Stryker combat vehicles be put into the field; Attacks by insurgents in Iraq on the vulnerable soldiers; Cost of the military operations in Iraq.
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- 2004
5. A Deadly Face-Off.
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Liu, Melinda, Nordland, Rod, and Dehghanpisheh, Babak
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *INSURGENCY , *VIOLENCE , *MILITARY occupation ,UNITED States armed forces - Abstract
Reports on efforts by the U.S. military and coalition forces to control the violence in Iraq. Details of attempts by Iranian mediators to persuade radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end his uprising; Discussion of the continued violence in Fallujah; Claim that Iraq's reconstituted security forces appear to be disintegrating; Report that many Iraqis are angry about civilian deaths in the attack by U.S. Marines on Fallujah; Comment by Lt. Col. Gary Volesky on the challenges of controlling the uprising in Sadr City; Account of how many ordinary Iraqis appear to be turning on American troops.
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- 2004
6. 'We Are Your Martyrs!'
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Dehghanpisheh, Babak, Liu, Melinda, Nordland, Rod, Klaidman, Dan, Hirsh, Michael, Hosenball, Mark, Lipper, Tamara, and Johnson, Scott
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *MILITARY occupation , *INSURGENCY , *ISLAMIC religious functionaries , *VIOLENT deaths , *ANTI-Americanism , *GUERRILLA warfare - Abstract
Reports on fighting between U.S. occupying forces and Sunni and Shiite militants in Iraq, and the debate over how to deal with radical Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Comparison between the attacks on Americans and the Palestinian intifada; Observation that the reluctance among Coalition Provisional Authority officials to crack down on al-Sadr, who is inciting violent uprisings against coalition troops, arises from the conflict between the dual goals of maintaining order and winning hearts and minds; Background on al-Sadr and his role in inciting violence; Details of the investigation into al-Sadr's role in the killing of moderate Shiite cleric Abel Majid al-Khoei; Claim that the Iraqi grand ayatollahs oppose al-Sadr, and are angry about his recent trip to Iran; Speculation about why the CPA has so far failed to stop al-Sadr.
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- 2004
7. The Dark Road Ahead.
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Nordland, Rod, Liu, Melinda, Johnson, Scott, Barry, John, Klaidman, Daniel, Lipper, Tamara, Hosenball, Mark, and Ismail, Gameela
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *POLITICAL violence , *INSURGENCY , *AMERICANS , *ANTI-Americanism , *MILITARY occupation , *MURDERERS , *TERRORISM , *POLITICAL crimes & offenses , *NATIONAL security , *ARMED Forces in foreign countries , *TERRORISTS , *IRAQIS , *VIOLENCE , *INTERNAL security , *CRIME victims ,UNITED States armed forces ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 - Abstract
Examines the U.S.-led occupation in Iraq. Attitudes of the U.S. military and the President George W. Bush administration; Incident in Fallujah where U.S. security personnel were murdered and mutilated; View that Iraq has become a strategic battleground in the war on terror; Iraqi reactions to the U.S. military presence; Outlook for the plan to hand over security to Iraqis; Challenges of bringing the killers in Fallujah to justice; The increased attacks on U.S. troops and civilians; Overview of the violence; How the growing threat to civilians has stalled reconstruction; Impact of the insurgency on the U.S. military; Question of who the insurgents are.
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- 2004
8. A YEAR ON, 'EVERYONE IS TORN'
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Liu, Melinda
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,SOCIAL conditions in Iraq ,IRAQI economy - Abstract
Discusses the current state of Iraq a year after the war started. Comments by a friend of the author who lives in Iraq on how the country is now compared to then; Experience of the author in Iraq when the war started; Progress of the rebuilding of Iraq, including the cost of infra structure projects; Feelings of other Iraqis on the condition of their country a year after the war started.
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- 2004
9. WOMEN, WINE AND WEAPONS.
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Thomas, Evan, Liu, Melinda, Lee, B.J., Wehrfritz, George, Takayama, Hideko, Conant, Eve, and Hirsh, Michael
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WEAPONS of mass destruction , *MILITARY weapons , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Profiles Kim Jong II, the dictator of North Korea. Views of the North Korean Secretariat about how the film 'Die Another Day' slanders the Korean nation; Consideration of the weapons of mass destruction which Kim Jong concealed from the United States; How he met with U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright in 2000; Plight of Jong to support a hatred of foreigners in North Korea; Suggestion that his prominent pastime is the pursuit of pleasure.
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- 2003
10. A Crash In the Clouds.
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Thomas, Evan, Liu, Melinda, Barry, John, Brant, Martha, Gutman, Roy, Hosenball, Mark, Squassoni, Sharon, Beals, Gregory, and Koh, Barbara
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *INTERNATIONAL relations, 1995-2005 , *ANTI-Americanism , *AIRCRAFT accidents ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Focuses on the mid-air crash of a United States spy plane with a Chinese jet fighter off the coast of China. Details of diplomatic relations between the two countries with 24 U.S. airmen in Chinese custody and a Chinese pilot missing at sea; How George W. Bush views China as a competitive rival; China's concern about public reaction and anti-American outbursts; Demand that the U.S. apologize and take responsibility for the incident; Outlook for the standoff.
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- 2001
11. Open Secret.
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Klaidman, Daniel, Liu, Melinda, Barry, John, Stone, Brad, and Hammer, Joshua
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AMERICAN nuclear weapons information , *CLASSIFIED defense information , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Discusses allegations that Taiwanese-born Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee passed classified nuclear weapons information to the Chinese. Politicization of the story; Possibility that Lee, and espionage, were not involved; Chinese, and other foreign nationals', study of science in the United States; Impact of the story on relations between the US and China; Investigation of the allegations. INSET: Mystery in the Desert.
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- 1999
12. Chinese fireworks.
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Liu, Melinda and Seibert, Sam
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NUCLEAR weapons testing , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Points to the tensions resulting from the testing of missiles by China near the island of Taiwan in early 1996. Question of whether the United States, China and Taiwan can avoid an international crisis; Details of the `routine tests'; The 50 years of bullying the Taiwanese by the Chinese; Other violations by China being investigated. INSETS: Rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait;Time to speak clearly, and carry a big stick, by James R. Lilley.
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- 1996
13. Cleverness--and luck.
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Thomas, Evan and Liu, Melinda
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BOMBINGS - Abstract
Chronicles how Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents followed the trail left by the Oklahoma City bombers. Tim McVeigh, arrested on minor charges and held two days before being connected to the bombing; FBI `fly-away teams' and equipment; Discovery of a vehicle-identification number on a blown-up truck axle; How it was traced to a rented truck; The FBI's Rapid Start System; James and Terry Nichols; Michigan Militia. INSET: Piecing together the clues.
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- 1995
14. The new slave trade.
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Liu, Melinda and Gibney Jr., Frank
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SHIPS , *UNDOCUMENTED immigrants - Abstract
Reveals that Chinese gangs are smuggling illegal immigrants by the thousands into the United States--often forcing them into a life of servitude. Grounding of the freighter Golden Venture on Long Island, N.Y. in June 1993, causing death of six of the 281 Chinese would-be immigrants; Recount of the ship's trip from China; The clandestine immigration to the US orchestrated by Chinese criminal syndicates; Immigration laws; More.
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- 1993
15. Skirmish in Beijing.
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Strasser, Steven, Liu, Melinda, Wehrfritz, George, and Clemetson, Lynette
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *VOYAGES & travels ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Focuses on the June 1998 summit meetings of United States President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing, China. The unscheduled debate about human rights issues that took place on national television; Achievements that were announced; Symbolic incidents of conflict, including refusal of visas to journalists from Radio Free Asia; Question of the value of the agreement on a strategic partnership.
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- 1998
16. Did Saddam blink?
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Thomas, Evan, Liu, Melinda, Barry, John, Vistica, Gregory L., Breslau, Karen, Klaidman, Daniel, Nordland, Rod, Beals, Gregory, Bai, Matt, Powell, Bill, and Contreras, Joseph
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DIPLOMATIC negotiations in international disputes , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,IRAQI foreign relations ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Looks at the crisis in United States and United Nations (UN) relations with Iraq as of February 24,1998. Possibility that UN Secretary General Khofi Annan's agreement with Saddam Hussein will avert a war; What the deal would have to include; Possibility that the crisis might recur even with a deal; First test of President Clinton's foreign policy team of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Defense Secretary William Cohen and policy adviser Sandy Berger.
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- 1998
17. 'Like Something Out of a Spy Thriller'.
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LIU, MELINDA
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DIPLOMACY ,CHINA-United States relations - Abstract
The article discusses Gary Locke, U.S. ambassador to China, and his management of political controversies as of 2012. Topics include the Chinese former Communist Party secretary Bo Xilai, a suspect in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, and the blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who sought political asylum in the U.S. Also discussed are Locke's education and political career, his approach to tense negotiations, and U.S. public relations with China.
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- 2012
18. A Tale of Two Cities: Beijing.
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Liu, Melinda, Hirsh, Michael, Pappas, Leslie, and Esaki-Smith, Anna
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INTERNATIONAL trade , *COMMERCIAL policy , *MEMBERSHIP ,COMPETITION - Abstract
Focuses on the role of Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji in the November 1999 trade deal with the United States, and implications of the deal and World Trade Organization (WTO) membership, for China. Zhu's view of the effect of WTO membership on economic reform and foreign investment in China; Interpretation of Zhu's absence from signing ceremonies; Effects of competition on Chinese businesses; History of the negotiations.
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- 1999
19. A Goose Step Into the Future.
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Hirsh, Michael and Liu, Melinda
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *INTERNATIONAL relations, 1989- , *ANNIVERSARIES , *POLITICAL science ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Focuses on China's October 1999 observation of the 50th anniversary of its revolution. Features of the October 1, 1999 military parade; Opposing views of President Jiang Zemin and Prime Minister Zhu Rongji; Problems in relations between the United States and China; Implications of the National Day celebrations.
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- 1999
20. A noise in Jiang's ears.
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Wehrfritz, George and Liu, Melinda
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VOYAGES & travels ,JAPANESE foreign relations ,JAPAN-United States relations - Abstract
Discusses the visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin to the United States in October of 1997. The discussion on democracy and human rights of Jiang and President Bill Clinton following the Summit meeting; Clinton's policy on China; Lobbies of the American Friends of China; Accomplishments of the visit; Economic and nuclear arms agreements.
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- 1997
21. Here comes Jiang.
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Wehrfritz, George and Liu, Melinda
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Reports on Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to the United States in October 1997. His efforts to show China in a new light; Biggest concern; Problems Jiang faces in dodging China's human-rights record; Jiang's focus mainly on selling his agenda for China's future; Details of this agenda.
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- 1997
22. Smuggling people.
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Larmer, Brook and Liu, Melinda
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UNDOCUMENTED immigrants , *SMUGGLING - Abstract
Spotlights the growing traffic in illegal migrants to the United States. Economic reasons a factor in the increase; The arrest of Immigration and Naturalization Service official Jerry Stuchiner for allegedly attempting to illegally smuggle Honduran migrants into the United States; Details of the case against him; Whether he was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle illegals into the United States.
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- 1997
23. Learning to walk away.
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Ingrassia, Michele and Liu, Melinda
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CHILDREN & violence - Abstract
Examines small, grass-roots efforts to prevent aggressive behavior by children who are daily witnesses to violence and grow up accepting it as normal. Washington's Youth Trauma Service Team; Howard University's Violence Prevention Project; Hawaii Healthy Start; `Let's Talk About Living in a World With Violence,' by James Garbarino. INSETS: Was the clown a murderer? (murder of Melissa Sue Cavender);A son, a mother, a brutal slaying (murder of Jacquelyn Piper).
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- 1994
24. WHY CHINA WORKS.
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Foroohar, Rana, Liu, Melinda, Hennock, Mary, and Hewitt, Duncan
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CAPITALISM ,STATE capitalism ,ECONOMIC policy ,FINANCIAL crises ,TWENTY-first century ,CHINESE economic policy ,UNITED States economic policy ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 - Abstract
This article examines the Chinese economic policy that has allowed the country to maintain its progress in spite of the financial crisis that has affected the rest of the world. China's policy goes against the advice of most economists by allowing the government to manipulate the stock market, fix prices in key industries, and appoint communists to important bank positions. The article suggests that the United States and Europe might benefit by looking at China's successful use of command capitalism.
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- 2009
25. The World Hopes For Its First President.
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McGuire, Stryker, McNicoll, Tracy, Margolis, Mac, Kashiwagi, Akiko, Underhill, William, Sheridan, Barrett, and Liu, Melinda
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PRESIDENTIAL elections ,RADIO news programs ,INTERNATIONAL relations, 2005-2015 - Abstract
The article reports on the popularity of the U.S. presidential election in countries such as Japan where interest in the election exceeded that in the U.S. The article states that the Voice of America broadcast election news in 45 languages to 134 million persons. The author describes how U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is viewed as a politician for reform and moral authority that the U.S. must elect in order to restore its reputation.
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- 2008
26. Race to The Moon.
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Guterl, Fred, Nemtsova, Anna, Matthews, Owen, Liu, Melinda, McNicholl, Tracy, and Mazumdar, Sudip
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HUMAN space flight ,LUNAR surface - Abstract
The article discusses efforts by countries including the United States, Russia, Japan, and China to get astronauts to the surface of the moon. Since humans have already collected data from the surface, it seems like the main motivator to return for many of the countries is pride and a desire to explore.
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- 2007
27. War of Nerves.
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Barry, John, Wolffe, Richard, Thomas, Evan, Fineman, Howard, Bailey, Holly, Liu, Melinda, and Johnson, Scott
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WAR & ethics ,IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,MILITARY policy ,MILITARY planning ,PUBLIC opinion ,WAR policy ,RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Abstract
Focuses on the efforts of U.S. President George W. Bush and his administration to gain support for the progress of the Iraq War as of July 4, 2005. Responsibility of military commanders to inform the President and the public of the accurate progress of military operations; View that the assessment of stability in Iraq by Bush and his officials differs greatly from that of top generals; Claim that public support for the Iraq War has declined; Impact of increasing civilian and military casualties on the decline in public support; Characterization of communications between Bush and key generals in Iraq; Strategies used by the Bush administration to increase public support for the war; Analysis of U.S. policy in the Iraq War.
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- 2005
28. Divide and Conquer.
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Liu, Melinda, Barry, John, MacGregor, Karen, Pape, Eric, Valla, Marie, Cochrane, Joe, and Margolis, Mac
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CHINESE politics & government, 2002- ,GREAT powers (International relations) ,BALANCE of power ,ECONOMIC conditions in China, 2000- ,COMMERCE ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,EMBARGO ,INTERNATIONAL sanctions ,EQUALITY of states ,DIPLOMACY - Abstract
Focuses on China and its future as a superpower. Question of how Beijing will exercise its growing strength, and how the West should respond; China's economic rise; U.S. perception of China as a potentially aggressive empire; Why Taiwan is critical; Issue of selling arms to China; Europe's focus on China's commerce; China's advantages over the West in commercial diplomacy; Issue of clarifying China's intentions; Role of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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- 2005
29. WORSE THAN WAR.
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Liu, Melinda
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DISASTER relief ,INSURGENCY ,TERRORISTS ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
Focuses on the political implications of providing disaster relief to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an army of Sri Lankan insurgents considered terrorists by the United States. Hopes of both the LTTE and Sri Lankan government that the tsunami disaster will provide a doorway towards peace; Comment from the leader of LTTE, Sippiah Paramu Tamilselvan, on the national emergency; Discipline of the LTTE, which enabled the army to stage an efficient search and rescue campaign.
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- 2005
30. DANGEROUS STRAITS.
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Liu, Melinda and Culpan, Tim
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,CHINESE foreign relations, 1976- ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2001-2009 ,STRAITS - Abstract
This article discusses the effects of the relationship between the United States and Taipei. The Taiwan Strait has long been at the center of a war of words. Beijing and Taipei frequently exchange statements full of vitriol--each accusing the other of bringing them closer to the brink of war. But last week it was Washington that dropped the rhetorical bombshell. Buried deep inside a 54-page Pentagon report on China's military readiness, U.S. defense planners speculated that, in the event of a war across the strait, Taiwan might seek to hit "high-value targets" like the prestigious Three Gorges Dam as a way of deterring a Chinese invasion. Tensions between Beijing, Washington and Taipei are heating up--and the rhetoric is testier than it's been in years.
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- 2004
31. THE ABU GHRAIB SCANDAL COVER-UP?
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Hirsh, Michael, Barry, John, Theil, Stefan, Lipper, Tamara, Hosenball, Mark, and Liu, Melinda
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PRISONER abuse ,MILITARY prisons ,HUMAN rights workers ,GOVERNMENTAL investigations ,MILITARY interrogation ,COURTS-martial & courts of inquiry ,TRIALS (Military offenses) ,MILITARY personnel conduct of life ,ARMED Forces - Abstract
Discusses the pleas by many concerned people, such as human-rights activists and politicians, for the creation of a commission to investigate the prisoner abuse of Iraqis. Details of a meeting between Condoleezza Rice and human-rights activists on the prisoner abuse; Criticism of current probes into the abuse; Disciplinary actions already taken against soldiers; Progress of the current investigations.
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- 2004
32. THE ROOTS OF TORTURE.
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Barry, John, Hirsh, Michael, Isikoff, Michael, Hosenball, Mark, Gutman, Roy, Gegax, T. Trent, Scelfo, Julie, Liu, Melinda, Nordland, Rod, and Dehghanpisheh, Babak
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MILITARY interrogation ,QUESTIONING ,DETENTION of persons ,PRISONER abuse ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,INSTITUTIONALIZED persons ,PRISONERS' rights ,CRIMINAL procedure ,IMPRISONMENT ,PRISONS ,MILITARY prisons ,TORTURE ,CRUELTY ,TORTURE victims ,COUNTERTERRORISM - Abstract
Examines how U.S. military interrogation changed after the September 11, 2001 attacks, when the President George W. Bush administration wrote new rules to fight a new kind of war. Reactions of legislators to images of American soldiers abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq; Question of who taught the torture methods to the guards; How some images portray techniques officially approved by the government for use against terrorist suspects; Roles of Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft in signing off on a secret system of detention and interrogation; Issue of the Geneva Conventions, which protect rights of detainees and prisoners of war; How the Bush administration created a legal framework to justify this system of interrogation; Background on the administration's emerging approach in the war on terrorism; Outlook for more charges. INSET: WHAT THE RULES SAY.
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- 2004
33. ABU GHRAIB AND BEYOND.
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Barry, John, Hosenball, Mark, Dehghanpisheh, Babak, Liu, Melinda, Hirsh, Michael, Wingert, Pat, Gutman, Roy, Gegax, T. Trent, Moreau, Ron, Yousafzai, Sami, and Dickey, Christopher
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 ,CRIMES against prisoners ,QUESTIONING ,DETENTION of persons ,UNITED States armed forces ,MILITARY police - Abstract
Discusses who is responsible for abuse of Iraqi detainees by U.S. military police at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Comments by Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, formerly in charge of Abu Ghraib, on the role of Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the commandant at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba detention camp, in advising soldiers manning Abu Ghraib on methods for obtaining information from detainees, and establishing Abu Ghraib as an interrogation center; Assertions by military police involved in the abuse that they were acting on orders; Reactions of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers to revelations of abuse; Report that Miller has been assigned the task of rectifying the problems at Abu Ghraib; Speculation about whether the Pentagon is trying to cover up a widespread policy of abusive interrogation practices that clearly violate the Geneva Conventions; Attempts by members of Congress to establish who was really in charge at Abu Ghraib; Details of the report on interrogations at Abu Ghraib by Gen. Antonio Taguba.
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- 2004
34. ROUGH JUSTICE IN IRAQ.
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Nordland, Rod, Barry, John, Liu, Melinda, and Dehghanpisheh, Babak
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CRIMES against prisoners of war ,WAR & ethics ,IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,HUMAN rights ,AMERICAN military personnel ,PRISONER abuse ,INSTITUTIONALIZED persons -- Abuse of ,EX-prisoners of war ,WAR victims - Abstract
Offers a look at the abuse of Iraqi prisoners of war by United States soldiers following the Iraq War of 2003. Comments made by Brigadier General Janis Karpinski on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners; Report by Amnesty International that as early as July 2003, former detainees in Iraq said they suffered beatings, sleep deprivation or other abuses; Deaths of prisoners in U.S. custody that were declared homicides; Statement that one of the goals of the detention centers is to break the prisoners' will by exposure to fear, shame, disorientation, exhaustion and physical pressure; Report that six U.S. soldiers face criminal charges for abusing prisoners; Claim by a lawyer for one of the defendants that the military is scapegoating the six soldiers; Possibility that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was involved in the alleged brutality.
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- 2004
35. The Dark Road Ahead.
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Barry, John, Klaidman, Daniel, Lipper, Tamara, Hosenball, Mark, Ismail, Gameela, Nordland, Rod, Liu, Melinda, and Johnson, Scott
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 ,UNITED States armed forces ,POLITICAL violence ,INSURGENCY ,AMERICANS ,ANTI-Americanism ,MILITARY occupation ,MURDERERS ,TERRORISM ,POLITICAL crimes & offenses ,NATIONAL security ,ARMED Forces in foreign countries ,TERRORISTS ,IRAQIS ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,VIOLENCE ,INTERNAL security ,CRIME victims - Abstract
Examines the U.S.-led occupation in Iraq. Attitudes of the U.S. military and the President George W. Bush administration; Incident in Fallujah where U.S. security personnel were murdered and mutilated; View that Iraq has become a strategic battleground in the war on terror; Iraqi reactions to the U.S. military presence; Outlook for the plan to hand over security to Iraqis; Challenges of bringing the killers in Fallujah to justice; The increased attacks on U.S. troops and civilians; Overview of the violence; How the growing threat to civilians has stalled reconstruction; Impact of the insurgency on the U.S. military; Question of who the insurgents are.
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- 2004
36. TERROR'S NEXT STOP.
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Hirsh, Michael, Hosenball, Mark, Barry, John, Klaidman, Daniel, Liu, Melinda, Johnson, Scott, Dickey, Christopher, and Matthews, Owen
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TERRORISM ,WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009 ,NATIONAL security ,MADRID Train Bombings, Madrid, Spain, 2004 ,RAILROAD trains - Abstract
Discusses the changing nature of terrorism and the groups that are targeting the innocent. Profile of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, Osama bin Laden's possible successor and the main suspect in a series of terror attacks in Iraq; Potential for a Madrid-like attack on commuter trains in the United States; Impact of the blows struck against the Taliban and Saddam Hussein by the U.S.; Goals of Al Qaeda, including to weaken and disrupt Western economies. INSET: FRONTIERS OF FEAR.
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- 2004
37. China Breaks Out.
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Liu, Melinda, Dobson, William, Kuhn, Anthony, Lee, B.J., Mazumdar, Sudip, and Hideko Takayama
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DIPLOMACY ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,INTERNATIONAL trade ,AMERICAN business enterprises ,OLYMPIC Games - Abstract
Discusses the Middle Kingdom of China and how it is putting on a masterful display of subtle, smart diplomacy. China's diplomacy in the old days, which was marked more by its passivity and ideological rigor than by any true inventiveness; Beijing's joining of the World Trade Organization, winning of its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games and success catapulting of an astronaut into space; American and Chinese relations; China as the biggest market for U.S. firms such as Procter & Gamble, Kodak and Motorola; Doubt that this renaissance in China will last by some skeptics.
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- 2003
38. Banker, Schmoozer, Spy.
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Dickey, Christopher, Hosenball, Mark, Peraino, Kevin, Nordland, Rod, Liu, Melinda, Soloway, Colin, Masland, Tom, Ephron, Dan, Matthews, Owen, and Hirsh, Michael
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INVESTORS ,IRAQI politics & government, 1991-2003 ,DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL science ,EXILE (Punishment) ,UNITED States education system ,BANKING industry - Abstract
Discusses Iraqi financier and freedom fighter Ahmad Chalabi. Return to Iraq, his homeland, after 45 years in exile; Hope among Americans that Chalabi may help to reshape Iraq; Description of Chalabi as a democrat and a paragon of Iraq; How Chalabi was educated in the U.S. and headed a bank in Jordan.
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- 2003
39. BOOTS, BYTES AND BOMBS.
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Barry, John, Thomas, Evan, Gegax, T. Trent, Brant, Martha, Hosenball, Mark, Ephron, Dan, and Liu, Melinda
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MILITARY planning ,MILITARY strategy ,WEAPONS ,BOMBS ,WAR ,URBAN warfare - Abstract
Discusses the possible United States' military plan of action against Iraq and speculates as to how Iraqi President Saddam Hussein might fight back. Weapons to be used such as the E-bomb and precision-guided bombs and missiles; Statement that the desired effect is to stun and demoralize the Iraqi Army into surrendering quickly; Hope that Saddam will be left paralyzed before he can hit back; Technological advances made since the first Gulf War in 1991; Claim that the goal is not to wipe out Saddam's forces but to convince them that they are needed for the creation of Iraq without Saddam; Dangers of urban fighting.
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- 2003
40. Battle of the Greens.
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Liu, Melinda, Cochrane, Joe, Janssen, Peter, and Tampubolon, Natasha
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ISLAMIC fundamentalism ,MUSLIMS ,INDONESIAN politics & government, 1998- ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Focuses on the struggle between the military and radical Muslims in Indonesia, in light of the worldwide struggle against Islamic extremism. Discussion of the growth in the appeal of radical Islam; Efforts of some Indonesian leaders, such as Megawati Sukarnoputri, to promote a secular nationalism; Way that the military's renewed prominence poses a challenge for the U.S.; Concern about the military's plans to crack down hard on Muslim extremists.
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- 2002
41. U.S. OF WHO?
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Liu, Melinda
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POLITICAL science , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *NATIONALISM ,CHINA-United States relations - Abstract
The article reports on an increase in interest which government leaders in China are placing on the opinions of Chinese citizens and a decrease in interest which they appear to be placing on the opinions of American citizens and government officials. A discussion of China's nationalist ideologies, and of the impact they have on its relations with other countries, is presented.
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- 2010
42. Evil in the Cross Hairs.
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Thomas, Evan, Barry, John, Liu, Melinda, Beals, Gregory, Soloway, Colin, Hosenball, Mark, Rosenberg, Debra, Gegax, T. Trent, and Conant, Eve
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ASSASSINATION ,TERRORISTS -- Government policy ,INTERNATIONAL security ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Questions whether the United States should try to assassinate terrorist leaders, in light of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Mention of a video tape which features bin Laden taking responsibility for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; How U.S. officials are banned from plotting assassinations by executive orders dating to the Gerald Ford Administration; Topic of international relations.
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- 2001
43. A WIN IN THE FOG OF WAR.
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Hammer, Joshua, Barry, John, Caryl, Christian, Soloway, Colin, Moreau, Ron, Liu, Melinda, and Hussain, Zahid
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UNITED States military relations ,MILITARY science ,MILITARY relations - Abstract
Focuses on the war of the United States-backed Northern Alliance against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Topic of the battle waged in the city of Mazar-e Sharif; Possibility that Taliban troops will launch a counteroffensive after evacuating Mazar-e Sharif; Request of U.S. commander General Tommy Franks for troops, tanks, attack helicopters, and other artillery; Outlook for a possible civil war in Afghanistan due to divisions.
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- 2001
44. Handbook For the New War.
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Thomas, Evan, Dickey, Christopher, Liu, Melinda, Hosenball, Mark, Ephron, Dan, Hammer, Joshua, McGuire, Stryker, and Zarembo, Alan
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INTELLIGENCE service ,TERRORISM policy - Abstract
Discusses the outlook for the war of the United States against terrorism, specifically, the involvement of intelligence agencies. Idea that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation need to cooperate; Search for members of the Al Qaeda organization; Search for Osama bin Laden.
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- 2001
45. THE CONFLICT TO COME.
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Thomas, Evan, Barry, John, Liu, Melinda, Gutman, Roy, Brant, Martha, Turque, Bill, and Figueroa, Ana
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AIRCRAFT accidents ,AMERICAN military personnel ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Focuses on relations between the United States and China, in the wake of an incident between the two nations following an aircraft accident involving a U.S. reconnaissance plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Thoughts on the return home of the U.S. military personnel; Possibility of a confrontation between the two countries; Details of the accident, presented by the pilots involved.
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- 2001
46. A Target Too Good To Resist.
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Elliott, Michael, Underhill, William, Brownell, Ginanne, Wehrfritz, George, Moreau, Ron, Contreras, Joe, Margolis, Mac, Dickey, Christopher, Contri, Laetitia, Nadeau, Barbie, Liu, Melinda, and Pappas, Leslie
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ANTI-Americanism ,FOREIGN opinion of the United States ,CAPITAL punishment policy ,POPULAR culture -- American influences - Abstract
Reports on a growing trend of anti-Americanism in the world. Details of the United States' controversial role in the United Nations; How US foreign policy has made the nation unpopular in many areas of the world; Feelings of many people that US policies on the death penalty and the environment are good reasons to dislike the country; Prevalence of US culture throughout the world. INSETS: A Subtle Form of Dissent, by Jonathan Freedland;Of Players and Spectators, by Pierre Assouline;The Trouble With the U.S: It's Just Too..., by Sergei Karaganov.
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- 2000
47. A Concert Aims for Perfect Harmony.
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Liu, Melinda
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PUEBLO Incident, 1968 , *INTERNATIONAL relations ,NORTH Korea-United States relations - Abstract
The article reports on U.S. relations with North Korea. The reception of the U.S. New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Pyongyang, North Korea is a positive aspect in the relations between the U.S. and North Korea. Kim Jung Rok, a Colonel in the North Korean military, says North Korea would return the USS Pueblo, an American spyboat captured in January 1968, if U.S. and North Korean relations would strengthen.
- Published
- 2008
48. Getting Relief to Tiger Territory.
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Liu, Melinda and Conant, Eve
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DISASTER relief , *TERRORISTS , *INSURGENCY , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
Focuses on the political implications of providing disaster relief to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an army of Sri Lankan insurgents considered terrorists by the United States. Hopes of both the LTTE and Sri Lankan government that the tsunami disaster will provide a doorway towards peace; Comment from the leader of LTTE, Sippiah Paramu Tamilselvan, on the national emergency; Discipline of the LTTE, which enabled the army to stage an efficient search and rescue campaign.
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- 2005
49. In Love With a Vision.
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Liu, Melinda
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LEADERSHIP ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Examines the American dream that Chinese leader Mao Zedong had struggled with and his love-hate relationship with the United States. His efforts to win over the United States in the late 1940s; His early interest in America and his belief that China and America would complement each other economically; How the US's choice to side with Mao's enemy Chiang Kai-shek devastated Mao; How Mao never gave up his American dream. INSET: How Nixon Tricked His Way Into Beijing.
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- 1999
50. Broken Dreams.
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Liu, Melinda and Pappas, Leslie
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,EMBASSIES - Abstract
Discusses the decline of good relations between the United States and China as of June, 1999. Protests made by Wang Dan and public opinion of him; Effect of United States bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Shift from pro-western ideals to nationalism and how this affects China's relationship with the United States; Questions of Chines nuclear espionage; The struggle to hold China together by its leaders including president Jiang Zemin; Outlook.
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- 1999
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