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Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer
American Author
Born: Aug 4, 1951
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Castro has lived almost his entire life as a clandestine revolutionary. To such figures, truth is always malleable, always subservient to political goals. Stephen Kinzer
Life Truth Truth Is Political Goals Entire Entire Life Castro Almost Always His Malleable Revolutionary Subservient Figures Lived
Was Castro sincere when, during his guerrilla war, he swore that he was not a Communist? If so, when did he change, and why? Looking back, does he believe he might have chosen a better course? Stephen Kinzer
War Change Better Looking Looking Back Believe Guerrilla Back Castro He Sincere Course Does His Did Might Communist Chosen Why Swore
For decades, Turkey was widely viewed as a reliable NATO ally: prickly at times, but safely in America's corner. Stephen Kinzer
NATO Corner Reliable Ally Safely Times Decades America Turkey Viewed Widely
The key to Turkey's success has been its ability to reinvent itself as times change. Stephen Kinzer
Success Change Key Has-Been Ability Been Itself Times Turkey Reinvent
Romney is a classic case of re-invention. As governor of Massachusetts, he supported government-sponsored healthcare, was sympathetic to gay rights, and opposed harsh restrictions on abortion. After measuring the difference between the Massachusetts electorate and the national one to which he must now appeal, he has reversed those positions. Stephen Kinzer
Gay Rights Abortion National Positions Gay Rights Harsh Those Must Classic Case Restrictions He Supported Between Massachusetts Healthcare Opposed Reversed Governor Difference After Which Romney Electorate Measuring Appeal Now Sympathetic
Every nation, like every individual, would like to believe it owes 'no apology' to anyone. Adults realise, however, that few among us are purely innocent or utterly blameless. Stephen Kinzer
Innocent Nation Owes Few Believe Every Would Purely Blameless Individual Adult Like However Anyone Realise Us Apology Among Utterly Every Nation
Guatemala's ornate presidential palace, once a terrifying fortress whose every corridor was patrolled by heavily armed soldiers in berets and camouflage uniforms, is now a normal public building where ordinary citizens enter without fear. Stephen Kinzer
Fear Building Every Once Presidential Soldiers Enter Citizens Corridor Armed Terrifying Without Camouflage Normal Where Ordinary Public Uniforms Fortress Now Whose Palace
Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take Kashmir, or dominate Afghanistan, or punish the United States for its real and imagined sins. Stephen Kinzer
Politics Time Best Fight Politicians Spend States Ways Punish India Take Most Within Narrow Real Debating Sins Dominate Afghanistan Much Kashmir Pakistani United United States Spectrum Imagined
By the late 1970s, repression and economic chaos were causing increasing unrest throughout Latin America. Army strongmen were forced to cede power in Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Stephen Kinzer
Army Power Brazil Increasing Late Chaos Latin Latin America Economic Argentina Unrest Throughout Forced Causing Were Dominican Republic Salvador America Repression Republic El Salvador Peru Nicaragua Bolivia Honduras
Allowing a friend to careen toward self destruction is not friendship. That is a habit the United States needs to break as it pursues a richer and more deeply supportive relationship with Israel. Stephen Kinzer
Friendship Needs Relationship Destruction States More Habit Self Allowing Toward Supportive Self-Destruction Israel Friend Break Richer United United States Deeply
More than half of Guatemalans are pureblooded Indians, descendants of the proud Maya-Quiche tribes. In their mist-shrouded villages, the Indians worship the corn god and the rain god, only vaguely concerned with the political entity known as Guatemala. Stephen Kinzer
God Rain Political Half Corn Worship Tribes Indians More Only Entity Concerned Known Proud Than Descendants Villages Vaguely
During the 1990s the United States sought to impose the 'Washington Consensus' on Latin American governments. It embodied what Latin Americans call 'neo-liberal' principles: budget cuts, privatization, deregulation of business, and incentives for foreign companies. This campaign sparked bitter resistance and ultimately collapsed. Stephen Kinzer
Business Latin States Latin American Collapsed Bitter Embodied Budget Budget Cuts Call Principles Sought Foreign Impose Ultimately Campaign Governments Privatization American Cuts Deregulation Incentives Companies Washington United United States Consensus Resistance
Iran, in its former incarnation as Persia, created the world's first empire, produced titanic figures like Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes, and is one of the great fonts of world culture. Stephen Kinzer
Great Culture World First Empire Like Iran Persia Titanic Former Produced Created Incarnation Figures
Rwanda has emerged from the devastation of genocide and become more secure and prosperous than anyone had a right to expect. Stephen Kinzer
Genocide Become Secure Emerged More Devastation Had Prosperous Expect Than Anyone Right
In some countries that are darlings of the West, like Egypt, everyone knows the result of national elections years in advance: The man in power always wins. In others, like Saudi Arabia, the very idea of an election is unthinkable. Stephen Kinzer
Man Result Election Power National Others Everyone Arabia Some Wins Advance Idea Countries Like Unthinkable Knows Always West Years Very Egypt Elections Saudi Saudi Arabia
As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs. Stephen Kinzer
War World Arab Following Imperialism Main Outside French Became Affairs End America Player Second World War British Second World War
In the 1980s, the U.S. Army invaded two Caribbean countries, Grenada and Panama, to depose leaders who had defied Washington. Stephen Kinzer
Army Caribbean Defied Invaded Had Leaders Countries Who Washington Two Panama
Nebraska was home to indigenous peoples for centuries. It became a state in 1867, and has produced an important literary figure, Willa Cather, as well as an investor said to be the world's second richest man, Warren Buffett. Stephen Kinzer
Home Man People World Important State Indigenous Investor Well Became Said Literary Centuries Produced Richest Richest Man Warren Figure Warren Buffett Nebraska Second
There is very little hope that the United States or anyone else can do much to stabilize Iraq, Libya, Syria or Egypt. Stabilizing Iran, and bringing it back into the family of nations, is much more possible. That would be a 'win' for both sides. Stephen Kinzer
Hope Family Win Else Back Sides States Syria Libya Possible Would Would-Be More Both Both Sides Iran Iraq Very Stabilize Egypt Nations Anyone Anyone Else Little Much United United States Bringing
'Operation Ajax' presents history in an entirely new way. It takes a true story and uses cutting-edge technology, never before used in this way, to bring it to spectacular life. Stephen Kinzer
Life History Technology Before Way Entirely Never Takes True New Operation True Story New Way Story Used Uses Spectacular Bring Presents
The United States has dealt with the Middle East and surrounding regions for many decades in the context of the Cold War. Stephen Kinzer
War Cold Cold War States East Dealt Context Surrounding Decades Middle Middle East Regions Many United United States
Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to. Stephen Kinzer
People States Reach Talk Regimes Turkey Actions Bridge United United States
Israel deserves special treatment from the United States, both for historical reasons and because there can be no regional peace without a secure Israel. Stephen Kinzer
Peace States Secure Both Because Without Israel Historical Regional Special Reasons United United States Deserves Treatment
The reason that Americans have not been able to see the great strategic benefit that could accrue from a closer relationship with Iran is emotion. Stephen Kinzer
Great Relationship Benefit See Able Could Emotion Been Iran American Closer Reason Strategic
Without Ataturk's vision, without his ambition and energy, without his astonishing boldness in sweeping away traditions accumulated over centuries, today's Turkey would not exist, and the world would be much poorer. Stephen Kinzer
Today World Vision Ambition Energy Astonishing Would Would-Be Over Without His Exist Traditions Accumulate Turkey Centuries Poorer Much Sweeping Boldness Away
Ataturk approved of the mevlevi dervish approach to God as being 'an expression of Turkish genius' that reclaimed Islam from what he saw as hide-bound, backward Arab tradition. Stephen Kinzer
God Genius Islam Approach Saw Approved Arab Backward He Tradition Being Turkish Expression
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