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The reasons behind the sudden crackdown remain shadowy. Critics charge that the government will use the forthcoming trial to portray the avowedly peaceful Front as a champion of the militant African National Congress and thus justify a purge of all such opponents of apartheid. But Botha's supporters claim that...
Arafat's apparent desire to strike a deal with Hussein and shore up his standing with Arab moderates may have stemmed from the decision of several hard-line, Syrian-backed factions of the P.L.O. to boycott the last session of the Palestine National Council, its de facto parliament in exile...
Liberals and moderates are hesitant to seem like apologists for the antidemocratic Sandinistas. On the other hand, there is little real enthusiasm even among most Administration officials for the contras' no-win insurgency. "It's not that we are so delighted with the policy," says one State Department official. "It...
Salonga is described by supporters as one of the few figures who might be able to bridge the gap between moderates and radicals in the opposition, a division that has long weakened the anti-Marcos effort. Blind in one eye, deaf in one ear and carrying 100 pieces of shrapnel...
Salonga has staked out a middle ground on such divisive questions. Shortly after his arrival, he noted that the current base agreement expires in 1991. "If we comply with the agreement, there is nothing sensational about the demand to have the bases taken out," he said. On the proposed legalization...