ISU professor describes being in Georgia during conflict Aug 16, 2008
"People aren't stocking up on things. I went down to the rally, and there were people there with picnic baskets, they're drinking beer. I mean, they were excited, they're shouting, but nobody seemed to be afraid. People were worried, worried about their family members; they were trying to understand. The government had said that they were declaring martial law, but nobody knew what that meant. It wasn't like there was a curfew, and there weren't armed men on every street corner. It was like the... (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
U.S. won't intervene in Georgia, leaving Russia in control Aug 15, 2008
" Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters in his first public comments since the crisis began Aug. 7."The empire strikes back," said Ariel Cohen, a Russia expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Gates' comments came just 24 hours after President Bush dramatically announced in a televised White House appearance that American military aircraft and ships would be dispatched to carry humanitarian aid to Georgia and that the U.S. was expecting unfettered access to... (Anchorage Daily News)
How Time Flies 08/15/08 Aug 15, 2008
Aug. 15, 1908: Springfield is under martial law in the wake of racial rioting. Company D from Bloomington has gone to join troops from all over Illinois to restore order. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Timeline: The Philippines Aug 14, 2008
1972 - Marcos declares martial law ... 1981 - Martial law is lifted. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Firing wildly, and . . . Tech's best five? Aug 13, 2008
GT pulls an upset over the mutts, Athens goes under martial law. the thUGA players start looting stores, the bloggers are calling for CMRs head b/c he mismanaged such a great team and waffle houses across GA close. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Impeachment: Loyalists ditch Mush Aug 12, 2008
Speaking to reporters in Lahore after the assembly had passed the resolution, PML-N president and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said martial law was bad for all countries but it was worse if members of an assembly passed resolutions in support of a dictator as was done in the past in the provincial assembly. Related Stories. (India Times, India)
* EDITORIAL: KMT speaks with a Beijing accent Aug 12, 2008
The removal of the Democratic Progressive Party from office did not mean that Taiwanese stopped caring about their identity, or that they were ready to abandon the freedom won through blood, terror and long prison sentences during the Martial Law era. While many have shown patience as Ma promises peace in our time, if this pie in the sky threatens to fall on our heads, or if the KMTs efforts come to be interpreted as an attempt by either side of the Taiwan Strait to change the status... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Tsai compares Beijing to 1936 Berlin Olympics Aug 11, 2008
China is using the state machine to crush dissidence, so the Beijing Olympics is a celebration held under martial law, Tsai said in the article. This story has been viewed 582 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Eight people killed in series of attacks in Xinjiang Province Aug 11, 2008
A Foreign Ministry official in Beijing, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the restrictions were akin to martial law. This story has been viewed 298 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Russia, Georgia move to full-scale war Aug 11, 2008
The Georgian parliament approved a state of martial law, mobilizing reservists and ordering government authorities to work round-the-clock. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow sent troops into South Ossetia to force Georgia into a ceasefire and prevent Georgia from retaking control of its breakaway region after it launched a major offensive there overnight Friday. (Globe and Mail)
Georgia, Russia to stay in Olympics Aug 10, 2008
Both sides moved reinforcements into the region and Georgian President Mikheil Saakhashvili declared a state of martial law. It came despite a call from the UN to respect the Olympics Truce and for warring parties to cease all hostilities worldwide during the Games. (India Times, India)
Georgia Scales Back Aug 10, 2008
" The Georgian parliament approved a state of martial law, mobilizing reservists and ordering government authorities to work round-the-clock. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow sent troops into South Ossetia to protect its peacekeepers and civilians on a mission to "enforce peace. " He said that Russia would seek to bring the Georgian attackers to criminal responsibility. Medvedev said he was ordering the military prosecutor to document crimes against civilians in South Ossetia.... (Fox News)
Georgia in ‘state of war,’ declares martial law Aug 10, 2008
Georgia in state of war, declares martial law Associated Press, 08/10/2008 ... The Georgian parliament approved a state of martial law, mobilizing reservists and ordering government authorities to work round-the-clock. (New Haven Register, CT)
Russia claims capital in bombing, tank blitz Aug 10, 2008
The Georgian Parliament approved the emergency decree, which will last for 15 days and is equivalent to declaring martial law. World leaders, fearing a return to the Caucasus wars of 1990s, stepped up calls for an end to the conflict. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Russia, Georgia head toward war Aug 10, 2008
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, meanwhile, declared a state of war, and Georgia's parliament voted to impose martial law. "We, on our own, cannot fight with Russia," Saakashvili told the BBC. "We want immediate cease-fire ... and international mediation."Lavrov called the truce appeal a "cynical" move, given that the fighting began when Georgian forces launched a surprise attack on South Ossetia late last week. (News & Observer)
Georgia's parliament approves martial law Aug 10, 2008
MOSCOW, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's parliament has approved a presidential decree introducing martial law for 15 days in the country, reports reaching here from Tbilisi said Saturday. President Mikhail Saakashvili signed the decree introducing martial law earlier on Saturday ... MOSCOW, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Saturday that martial law will be imposed in the country. (Xinhuanet, China)
Medvedev: Georgia must withdraw troops from South Ossetia Aug 10, 2008
While Saakashvili urged an immediate truce, Georgia's parliament on Saturday approved a presidential decree imposing a 15-day martial law in the Caucasian country. Saakashvili told a meeting of the National Security Council that he decided "to declare martial law in the country in connection with Russian aggression against Georgia.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Timeline: China Aug 10, 2008
1989 - Jiang Zemin takes over as Chinese Communist Party general secretary from Zhao Ziyang, who refused to support martial law during the Tiananmen demonstrations. Stockmarkets open in Shanghai and Shenzhen. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Dissident decries attendance at Games Aug 9, 2008
"Imagine the situation: The heads of democracies swarmed to Beijing to participate in opening ceremonies which took place under martial law," said Yang, a Harvard scholar and Brookline resident, pointing to the military presence and the crackdown on critics that preceded the event. "Millions of Chinese troops and police are deployed in Beijing and everybody is suspect now. . . . Beijing has become a forbidden city itself.". (Boston Globe)
Gori, Georgian Port of Poti Bombed, Government Offices Evacuated Aug 9, 2008
Some international news services announced plans for a declaration of martial law, citing National Security Council Chairperson Kakha Lomaia. As of morning on August 9, however, such an action had not been taken. (EurasiaNet.org)
U.S. Calls for Russia to Halt Attacks as Fighting in Breakaway Georgia Province Escalates Aug 9, 2008
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is expected to declare martial law within hours, according to the Georgian security council chief, Reuters reported. This comes after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Russia Friday to halt attacks in South Ossetia, after Georgian troops entered the breakaway province in an attempt to crush separatist forces seeking control. (Fox News)
Power struggle splits press Aug 9, 2008
If he is removed in a constitutional manner, he might face a court trial for the Kargil operation and the 2 November imposition of martial law. This would not be a pleasant situation for him. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Russia, Georgia dispute control of S.Ossetian capital Aug 9, 2008
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said he would ask parliament to approve the introduction of martial law. Russia accused the West of contributing to the violence by supplying Georgia with arms. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Coalition says it plans to impeach Musharraf Aug 9, 2008
The Bush administration, which supported Musharraf as his popularity plummeted last year and throughout a deeply unpopular bout of de facto martial law last fall, is concerned that his abrupt ouster could trigger instability. But U.S. Embassy spokesman Lou Fintor said the president's fate is an internal Pakistani issue. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* EDITORIAL: Paying lip service to democracy Aug 7, 2008
Ma argued against the lifting of martial law in 1987, and opposed in 1992 the repeal of Article 100 X which classed non-violent advocacy of communism and Taiwanese independence as sedition. Ma was also against holding popular elections for president and defended the lengthy sentences given to dissidents in letters to foreign governments. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Paying homage to what's vanished in Beijing's race to modernize Aug 5, 2008
The imposition of martial law and the foreign boycotts which followed the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests brought a pause in the leveling of older sections of the city. It was still possible for my wife and me, when we lived there in those years, to bicycle through the residential lanes - the hutongs - of the old city, acknowledging the elderly neighborhood committee members, and dodging the knife-sharpeners and peddlers. (Boston Globe)
* What are Beijings leaders so afraid of? Aug 4, 2008
The opening of the Beijing Olympics is only a few days away and China has already tried to deter its staunchest critics by creating an atmosphere of terror, arresting and shooting dissidents as if Beijing were under martial law. Media reports say the Chinese government is staging a peoples war on terror. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ma hiding behind the Constitution Aug 3, 2008
However, the greatest source of presidential power in Taiwan prior to 1997 came from the linking of the ruling party with the government X a remnant of the Martial Law era, where the president was the chairman of the nations one and only party. After the constitutional amendment in 1997, the presidents greatest source of power came from the right to appoint and dismiss the premier without having to obtain the agreement of the legislature or ask the Cabinet to co-sign his decisions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
REVOLT ON HILL: LIGHTS OUT Aug 2, 2008
BUSH WHERE ARE YOU. DECLARE MARTIAL LAW AND GIVE THE REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE A VENUE FOR THEIR GRANDSTANDING. Posted By: | August 01, 2008 at 01:13 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Ill state of the Philippine nation Jul 31, 2008
Arroyo also said, "We are successful in increasing energy self-sufficiency to 56%, the highest in our history." Critics note the bulk of the infrastructure, such as hydro-energy, geothermal and coal plants, was built during previous administrations, mostly during the Marcos martial law years in the 1970s and early 1980s and Fidel Ramos' six-year tenure in the 1990s. Nor, Arroyo critics say, has her government addressed the most nagging structural problem: education. (Asia Times Online)
Obama VP List 'Seems to be getting shorter'... Jul 31, 2008
HER Presidency: Hillary will face decisions that NO MAN has had to deal will during one presidency: Wars, Natural Disasters, Martial Law, Economic Failure, US terrorism, and Civil Unrest. So be assured that Hillary is the right man for the job. (The Drudge Report)
Campbell has ultimate fighting goals Jul 30, 2008
Martial law is a way of life for him. Local fighter Campbell is aiming for the big time. (Boston Globe)
The Great Depression, Part Two Jul 29, 2008
In other words, when tinkering no longer works for whatever reasons a government has to either go to martial law or for a little while into an economic freefall till we hit the natural resting point. We appear to be sliding ever more quickly into that latter category. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Kaine 'very, very high' on shortlist... Jul 29, 2008
" Party: Independent Reply #3 Date: Jul. 28, 2008 - 5:40 PM EST Tim Kaine lacks foreign experience . Since this is also Obama's weakness according to the new ... NBC / WSL ... poll . 53 % believe that McCain has better Experience and Knowledge . 19 % for Obama 53 % believe that McCain will make a better Commander in Chief .RaZoR the OBAMOLOGIST Party: Independent Reply #4 Date: Jul. 28, 2008 - 5:43 PM EST I personally like Kaine, however, very few people vote for the POTUS onthe basis of the VP... (The Drudge Report)
Intrusive Chinese police? Visit a U.S. airport Jul 28, 2008
Rural Citizen wrote on Jul 27, 2008 10:08 AM:" I hate to pop your bubble but have you seen the military personnel transport vehicles and heavy military equipment being stored in Longview for the use of the LOCAL POLICE? Are you aware that local police have been commandeered by the Homeland Security Department, effectively federalizing them under the office of the president? They have weapons that would turn your hair white. Of course you won't see them until they call Martial Law to stop an... (Longview Daily News, WA)
POLITICS HITS THE WALL... Jul 25, 2008
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jul 25, 2008
Human rights book launched A press conference was held yesterday at Soochow University in Taipei to launch the book A Borrowed Voice: Taiwan Human Rights through International Networks, 1960-1980, which chronicles the struggle of human rights activists to get information about political prisoners during the Martial Law era to the outside world. The book is co-authored by Linda Gail Arrigo and Lynn Miles. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Media: Barack's Obama-isms Jul 25, 2008
Had a Republican candidate said that, he'd have been suspected of some dark plan to shred the Constitution and institute martial law. A few days later, Obama goofed again, asserting that "Israel is a strong friend of Israel's." Sure, he meant America is a good friend of Israel. (Investors Business Daily)
DEER SPRINGS: Military checkpoint along I-15 part of massive exercise Jul 24, 2008
alfredo wrote on Jul 23, 2008 4:29 PM:This is just training for when Bush declares martial law towards the end of October and scuttles the election until Obama has been taken care of. not amused wrote on Jul 23, 2008 4:45 PM:Mr. (North County Times)
Pakistani Lawyers Bring Battle Over Judiciary to New York Jul 23, 2008
Weeks after Musharraf declared martial law. While support for the movement came from all corners of the legal community, some U.S. attorneys took a greater role in spreading awareness. (Law.com)
Charles Z. Wick, Cleveland native, Reagan's Information Agency chief Jul 23, 2008
In 1982, when Poland was enduring martial law and food shortages because of its resistance to the Soviet Union, he authorized a 90-minute telecast called "Let Poland Be Poland." The program featured Sinatra singing in Polish and Charlton Heston declaiming about Pope John Paul II, a native Pole. Always eager to combat Soviet "disinformation and misinformation," he suspected he was a target of the KGB, the Soviet secret police, and he had a $32,000 security system installed at his home in 1983. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power Jul 23, 2008
One former intelligence official described Main Core as "an emergency internal security database system" designed for use by the military in the event of a national catastrophe, a suspension of the Constitution or the imposition of martial law. Its name, he says, is derived from the fact that it contains "copies of the 'main core' or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community.". (Salon)
"BLACK AND WHITE AND DEAD ALL OVER" Jul 20, 2008
Darnton , who as a foreign correspondent won a Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for his coverage of Poland under martial law, does effectively convey the highly competitive, very insecure atmosphere of today's newspaper, where readership is always declining. (Even in this book, some of the biggest stories are broken on the newspaper's Web site. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Meditations on city life Jul 19, 2008
Rapid cultural transformation was taking place in Taiwan: the end of martial law, the beginning of freedoms that included the ability to consume and spend. Omnibus films, collections of short works by various directors, were commissioned as a project to launch new filmmakers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'A most lethal mistake' Jul 18, 2008
" FNG wrote on Jul 17, 2008 9:40 AM:" Bloozman; it's "martial law" not marshall. it wouldn't surprise you in the least if it was declared. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Taiwan sorry for white terror era Jul 17, 2008
During the so-called "white terror" period, martial law was imposed by members of Mr Ma's Kuomintang party, after they fled to the island in 1949 ... He made the public acknowledgement at a privately organised ceremony commemorating the 21st anniversary of the lifting of martial law in Taiwan. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Weeping woman disrupts Ma apology Jul 16, 2008
Despite having apologized to victims of the White Terror era, President Ma Ying-jeou (^E) was interrupted yesterday at a memorial event marking the 21st anniversary of the lifting of martial law by a tearful protester. A member of the audience, Yao Mu-chi (N), drew the attention of cameras shortly after Ma began his speech addressing the memorial service at the Chiehshou Park monument commemorating political prisoners held during the Martial Law era ... Ma said that martial law had been... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Turkish tensions deepen as 86 accused in coup plot Jul 15, 2008
1980 After a long period of political instability and violence, mainly between left-wing and right-wing groups, the army seized power in a bloodless coup and abolished the assembly, political parties and trade unions, jailed thousands of dissidents and put Turkey under martial law. In November of 1982, a national referendum approved a new constitution and in December a new election was held. (Globe and Mail)
Bronislaw Geremek, at 76; ex-Polish foreign minister Jul 14, 2008
When Poland's communist leaders declared martial law on Dec. 13, 1981, Mr. Geremek was jailed along with other leading Solidarity figures - including Lech Walesa, who went on to serve as Poland's president from 1990 to 1995. After the fall of communism in Poland in 1989, Mr. Geremek earned a seat in Poland's parliament in the country's first free elections for the Democratic Union party. (Boston Globe)
AJC Mourns Bronislaw Geremek Jul 14, 2008
He was jailed a number of times by Communist authorities after the imposition of martial law in 1981. Between 1987 and 1989, Geremek was the leader of the Commission for Political Reforms of the Civic Committee, which prepared guidelines for peaceful democratic transformations in Poland. (PR Newswire)
Bronislaw Geremek, who helped end Communist control of Poland, is dead at 76 Jul 14, 2008
Geremek was imprisoned for his efforts by the Communist government when martial law was imposed in December 1981. The fall of the Berlin Wall provided such a potent, tangible symbol of the end of Communist hegemony in Eastern Europe that it has become easy to forget the leading role that the Solidarity movement in Poland played in breaking down the aura of invincibility of the authoritarian regimes of the Warsaw Pact. (International Herald Tribune)
Coming attractions: Bateman engages in political 'Play' Jul 13, 2008
He hasn't had a regular TV series gig since playing a streetwise detective on the CBS dramedy Martial Law from 1998-2000. Previously, he spent five years as the late-night host of The Arsenio Hall Show. (USA Today -- Life)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Jul 8, 2008
Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities. By Walter Mayr. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Pakistan's deal with the devil Jul 8, 2008
Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities ... Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities. (Salon)
Memorial to campaigner killed in July 7 bombings unveiled Jul 7, 2008
In the 1980s, the Polish Solidarity Campaign (PSC), a non-party group, was the main British pro-Solidarnosc organisation, and Mr Hart served as its chairman and its treasurer while Poland was under martial law. On Saturday the chairman of Solidarnosc, Janusz Sniadek, who had travelled from Gdansk for the ceremony in Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith, paid grateful tribute to his campaigning efforts. (Times Online)
Great leap toward China Jul 7, 2008
And when Ali fought Joe Frazier in the Philippines in October 1975, the country was under martial law. And so the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials are over, and today maybe you're thinking about sprinter Tyson Gay's rise and fall. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Yellowstone fires 20 years later: Park blazes changed attitudes Jul 6, 2008
Martial law was imposed, and the 100 permanent residents of the communities were asked to leave. Zundel fled, but her husband Eddie stayed behind to run the couple's High Country Motel, which was housing firefighters as well as a first-aid crew and others. (Missoulian, MT)
Jesse Helms dies on July 4th (78) Jul 6, 2008
the funny thing is that my opinion of jefferson has fallen since i was in my twenties (read about his trampling of civil liberties, abuse of martial law and disdain for the judicial process while president) while my opinion of helms actually rose somewhat over that same period. no mortal is that good or that bad. (Salon)
Andalusia Isshinryu hosts tournament Jul 4, 2008
Koda has appeared on TV shows like "Martial Law" and the "Power Rangers.". The South Alabama Karate Open was hosted by Andalusia Isshinryu Karate. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
* Never underestimate propaganda Jul 4, 2008
Twenty years after the lifting of martial law, the mark of the Chinese Nationalist Partys (KMT) brainwashing is still evident. Ma, who holds a doctoral degree in law from Harvard University, still kneels before the grave of Chiang. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
13 comments Jul 4, 2008
Obama will have to impose martial law and nationalize major segments of our economy, probably also declaring that gold ownership is illegal, as FDR did in the 30s. Unless Bush has already done so, he will announce the renunciation of all dollar-based obligations and the introduction of the amero as the first stage of the new North American Union. (Human Events Online)
Analyst sees 'ghost town' in Inland Empire... Jul 3, 2008
Posted by: Martial Law. They should just turn the IE into one big retirement community. (The Drudge Report)
Mongolia enforces martial law in capital amid political unrest Jul 3, 2008
Armed soldiers enforced martial law on the streets of Mongolia's capital on Wednesday, a day after five people were killed as hundreds angered by election results rioted, Mongolian state news media reported. President Nambaryn Enkhbayar responded to the unrest by declaring a national state of emergency late Tuesday. (International Herald Tribune)
* Theres no threat from an ideology thats passe Jul 2, 2008
Why did the promotion of communism and Taiwanese independence become taboos in the Martial Law era ... But during the Martial Law era, the KMT portrayed dangwai (outside the KMT, ~) activists, overseas pro-independence activists and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the three-in-one enemy of the state ... This was the factor that forced the KMT to lift martial law and the ban on political parties in the 1980s, a result that could not have been achieved by any one cause alone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rule by law or dictatorship? Jul 2, 2008
Choose wisely, America, as to if you believe in the Constitution, or if you believe that individual rights should be abandoned by executive decree, as it was in Nazi Germany, and martial law is the way of the future for America. Like those who signed the Declaration of Indepen-dence on July 4, 1776, I have made my choice. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
