Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.

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He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire...

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule...

Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule...

The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose...

The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose...

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian...

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian...

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a...

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it...

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and...

The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and...

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand...

There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand...

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but...

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but...

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I...

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I...

This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text...

This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text...

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.