Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
15 - 21 July 1999
Issue No. 438
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Our old man
Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was an African icon. He never became president of his native land, but was universally acknowledged as the "Father of Zimbabwe" and the "Founder of the Nation," in the words of President Robert Mugabe, speaking at Nkomo's funeral last Monday. --read on--
Divided and unruly
As the threat of war seems to recede in Kashmir, Mahmoud Murad reflects on the history of the troubled province and talks with politicians in Islamabad and New Delhi


A week in the world
Skinning the president
By Peter Snowdon


Too big a catch?
The globalisation of justice increases the chances that Latin American dictators will be brought to book, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires
Opening a can of worms
Recently declassified CIA documents shed some light on Pinochet's early years. But, writes Faiza Rady, they also conspire to conceal Washington's true role in "Operation Condor"
Desperately seeking Milosevic
Doomsday looms large for the "butcher of Belgrade". But, as Gavin Bowd points out, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic may yet outfox his judges

 
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