http://dir.salon.com/topics/coup/?source=rss&aim=coup en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST By Juan Cole Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/musharraf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/06/musharraf/index.html?source=rss Democracy for Pakistan was never the deal -- and as Musharraf's latest power grab throws his nation into turmoil, Bush will gladly go along. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/26/thailand_globalization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/26/thailand_globalization/index.html?source=rss First, the Thai military overthrew a democracy. Now they're aiming at bigger game: Globalization By Laura Miller Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/17/roberts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/17/roberts/index.html?source=rss In 2004, a mix of rich white men and mercenaries attempted to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea. Why? Greed -- and boredom. By Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/07/response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/07/response/index.html?source=rss The authors respond to David Talbot's review of "Ultimate Sacrifice." By Andrew Leonard Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/19/thailand_capital_controls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/19/thailand_capital_controls/index.html?source=rss Thailand's junta promised a new approach to economic management. The global financial community just gave it an F-. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/25/thailand_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/25/thailand_2/index.html?source=rss Are there lessons for Taiwan and China from the Thailand coup? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/19/thailand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/19/thailand/index.html?source=rss Déjà vu all over again: Thailand's year of living dangerously By Itay Hod Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/19/horman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/19/horman/index.html?source=rss After her husband was killed in Chile's bloody coup, Joyce Horman thought the only justice would come from telling her story. Now she has reason to hope those responsible will be forced to face the truth. By Dwight Garner Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/09/25/25feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/09/25/25feature/index.html?source=rss Julia Alvarez talks about moving to America, her relationship with her family and the rituals that keep her a focused writer. By Rosemary Berkeley Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/17/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/17/feature/index.html?source=rss A coastal resort seemed the perfect place for a long weekend away from Phnom Penh last July -- until civil war shut down the country. Rosemary Berkeley remembers the right place at the wrong time. By Rosemary Berkeley Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1998/07/17/road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1998/07/17/road/index.html?source=rss A coastal resort seemed the perfect place for a long weekend away from Phnom Penh last July -- until civil war shut down the country. Rosemary Berkeley remembers the right place at the wrong time. By Halfway Through The Video, Even The Natural Allure Of Seeing Naked People Thrashing About Fades When You Hear Cunnilingus Reduced To Something Akin To The Operating Instructions Of A Jigsaw: "Continue Downward With The Tongue, Then Back Up, Circle The Clitoris And Begin The Cycle Again." And Then A Big Chiming Stroke On The Harp. (That'S It: Ice-Cream-Truck Music. These People Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/10/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/10/media/index.html?source=rss By Michael Soller Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/09/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/09/media/index.html?source=rss Design guru David Carson leaps into the adventure-lifestyle arena with Blue, the magazine for hipsters with abs (and eyes) of steel. By David Futrelle Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/04/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/04/media/index.html?source=rss Forget the military's sex scandals. The real scandal is, why are our armed forces so bloated in the first place?