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12 TIME September 3–10, 2018

TheBrief Milestones

DIED
Al-Qaeda’s chief
bombmaker Ibrahim
al-Asiri, in a drone
strike last year, U.S.
oficials announced
on Aug. 20. Al-Asiri
was known for
creating bombs
that could slip past
airport security.

CLASHED
Neo-Nazis and
counterprotesters
during an Aug. 18
march in Berlin on
the 31st anniversary
of the suicide of Nazi
leader Rudolf Hess.
At least one police
oficer was injured.

GATHERED
Hundreds of people
tooppose the
Catholic Church’s
influence over
Argentine politics,
in Buenos Aires on
Aug. 18. The protest
came in the wake
of the country’s
decision not to
legalize abortion.

APPROVED
Thefirst generic
version of EpiPen,by
the FDA, after Mylan
raised the price of
the lifesaving drug
device sixfold since
buying it in 2007.

PAID
A settlement of
$380,000,by Asia
Argento to a man
who accused her of
assault. Argento,
a key figure in the
#MeToo movement,
denies the
allegations, which
police in California
said on Aug. 20 they
were investigating.

WON
Theall-around
title at the U.S.
Gymnastics
championships, by
Simone Biles, 21, on
Aug. 19, making her
the oldest woman to
take the title since
1971.

Annan, former U.N. Secretary-General, in 2013

KOFI ANNAN’S DEEP WELL OF GRACE, HUMILITY AND CALM

energy set him apart. Such was his seemingly boundless vigor

and the gravitas he exuded, that his death, at the age of 80 on

Aug. 18, shocked all who knew and loved him.

A career diplomat originally from Ghana, Annan led the

U.N. from 1997 to 2006, one of the most diicult periods in its

history. He crisscrossed the world in an efort to bridge divides

after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. One can only imagine the

pressure he was under, yet it never afected his demeanor.

After he retired from the U.N., his peacemaking continued

through the eforts of his foundation and, later, as chairman of

the Elders, an independent global leaders’ group. He understood

on a visceral level that true peace resides within us all; that

justice and human rights are not far-lung concepts for war-torn

countries, but reside in our homes and our communities; and

that child marriage is as abhorrent as bombmaking.

Over the years I came to regard Annan as a wiser, younger

brother. Five years ago in Cape Town, he spoke of the need for

societies to “embrace diversity as a source of strength.” The fact

that Annan was a product of Africa did us especially proud, but

he could not be deined by his Africanness. He embodied the

global citizen. For him, there was nothem, noother—justus.

Tutu is a cleric and human-rights activist and preceded Annan as chairman

of the Elders

DIED

Koi Annan

Global citizen

By Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

FOUND

Mollie Tibbetts

Student turned

symbol

MOLLIE TIBBETTS, 20, WAS

last seen on July 18 going for

a jog near her hometown of

Brooklyn, Iowa. The missing

University of Iowa student

came to national attention

after her community helped

raise a nearly $400,

reward for tips that led to

her safe return. But when

the search ended with

the discovery of her body,

interest in her story took on a

new dimension.

After authorities said on

Aug. 21 that they’d charged

an undocumented immigrant

in the case, Tibbetts’

murder drew the attention

of politicians. At a rally,

President Trump linked her

death with immigration laws

that are a “disgrace”—even

though studies show that

undocumented immigrants

don’t actually commit crimes

at higher rates than U.S.

citizens. The narrative was

further complicated by court

documents iled on Aug. 22

stating that the suspect,

Cristhian Rivera, 24, was

working legally in Iowa. If

Tibbetts remains in national

headlines as election time

approaches, the tragic case

could also be remembered as

a touchstone in the nation’s

immigration debate.

—GINA MARTINEZ

ANNAN: ANOUSH ABRAR—13 PHOTO/REDUX; TIBBETTS: COURTESY POWESHIEK C

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