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...reaction to solution-mongering from the right, liberals argue that what the U.S. really needs is a quick fix of its own attitude: If only we were more willing to accept "change," more self-critical of our own past sins in the region, less hung up on Communism-if only we could bring ourselves to live with the Sandinistas and encourage a "dialogue'' between guerrillas and government in El Salvador. Yes, we would have more leftists running countries in the hemisphere, but those countries are too weak, too poor, too desperate for our help to become genuine Soviet...
...families," the wealthy oligarchs who controlled El Salvador's economy and military until 1979. Roberto Quinonez Meza was Ambassador to the U.S. from 1977 to 1979, when General Carlos Humberto Romero was overthrown in a coup. Quinonez moved to Miami, where he has been outspoken in opposition to Communism in Central America. But the FBI was skeptical that the kidnaping was politically motivated...
...signs of Laos' new, softer version of socialism are everywhere. In the capital city of Vientiane (pop. 115,000), the organs of state power are evident enough, but their presence seems muted by crenellated temple roofs and reinvigorated marketplaces. In contrast to the oppressive presence of Communism in Hanoi, few propaganda banners festoon the streets, and soldiers in battle dress are rarely encountered. Buddhism flourishes: Marxist reservations notwithstanding, men still don the saffron robes of priesthood for a time and rise before dawn to walk through the morning mist in search of alms. Well-off Laotians may apply...
Certainly, Thatcherism is a bitter pill to swallow for liberals in the U.K., but at this point there is nothing else on the table. The currently obsolete Labor Party, which has flirted with socialism and communism, finally received the as from an English public fed up with outlandish proposals about quitting the Common Market, nationalizing many prime industries and scrapping the country's military defenses...
...TIME European Board of Economists session, is the favorite Eastern banker of Western bankers. As deputy president of the National Bank of Hungary, Fekete has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in loans that have helped keep afloat Hungary's distinctive and partially decentralized brand of Communism. Says one European banker who has negotiated with him: "If Hungary weren't a Communist country, Fekete would be the chairman of a private bank and ride around in a Rolls-Royce." He actually drives a Soviet-built Lada...