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...political divisions are so deep that they will not disappear in the wake of the March 28 election. The aim of the balloting was to choose members for a 60-seat assembly that will frame a new civilian constitution for the beleaguered Central American republic, name an interim President and prepare for national presidential elections. Contending factions in the assembly are likely to cause further agonies for the country and more problems for the U.S. as it tries to help stabilize and reform the country. To make matters worse, the 4,000 to 6,000 Marxist-led guerrillas who opposed...
...been trapped and shelled by government forces-the essence of a rebel propaganda broadcast-the graybeards picked the story apart. Only a handful of bodies had been found. There was no trace of large numbers of others. If 5,000 people had been there, they had been made to disappear without leaving a shred of proof...
According to the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, it's impossible to determine both the location of a small practice and its velocity at the same time. This means that a particle and its anti-particle--its mirror image of opposite--can appear and disappear so long as they don't get too far apart before wiping each other...
Unfortunately, such a situation could not last. Boston Wharf, the owners of the area, realised they had a large piece of land almost in the center of the city, and they plan to develop the area. "If this area is built up and rents rine, the art community will disappear," warns Huey, adding "Boston is a cultural city and it should preserve its cultural resources...
...upbeat note, Mitchell's hope seems to be a cop-out. Mitchell's conclusions are about as realistic as it is to expect arms negotiator Paul Nitze to conclude, "Sure there are nuclear weapons on the face of the earth, but maybe--just maybe--someday, they'll disappear." With overworked examples--if thorough ones--and with an endless array of profound questions. One can only ask why the author didn't spend an extra chapter analyzing the motives and machinations of men and whistleblowers...