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Last week, with John Paul's endorsement, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, headed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, issued a major new pronouncement on liberation theology. The 17,000-word Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation reaffirms the earlier document but knits its warning about false, atheistic schemes into a positive discussion of human liberation as the work of God. The document affirms social justice as an essential responsibility of the church and even offers a carefully couched allowance for political revolution. The obvious aim: to position Rome as the leader of "authentic" liberation, as distinguished...
...defense fighter deployed only this year. But overall, reviews of the book were lukewarm. While many U.S. military experts outside the Pentagon think SMP has improved in accuracy and candor with each new edition, they still regard it as less than totally objective. "It is a political document," says John Collins, the author of a respected 1985 study, U.S.-Soviet Military Balance. "The authors emphasize what...
...National Assembly dominated by Marcos' followers, she imposed a provisional constitution that allows her to rule by decree until a new charter is agreed upon. Within 60 days, Aquino promised, she will appoint a committee to draft a fresh constitution. Three months after that, she hopes to put the document to a national plebiscite. If all goes well, a new legislature will be in place within a year. In the meantime, said Aquino, the provisional "Freedom Constitution" should allow a nation undermined by 20 years of Marcos' rule to "heal its wounds, restore its strength and enjoy the fruits...
...Dukakis administration became embroiled in controversy last week when a new budget estimate, predicting a surplus of $509 million, was announced in a bond prospectus, a document that normally receives little attention...
...most provocative discoveries was a one-page typewritten memo that appeared to be a ledger of 1980 contributions made by a San Francisco-based organization called the Mabuhay Corp. The firm was headed by Leonilo Malabed, a physician and longtime Marcos friend. The document, dated Feb. 15, 1982, lists $50,000 donations to G.O.P. Presidential Hopeful Ronald Reagan, Incumbent President Jimmy Carter and Democratic Senator Alan Cranston of California. The memo was not initialed or signed, and there was no evidence that these contributions, which would have violated federal law, were ever received. All three men vehemently denied ever getting...