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...compromised by the Legislative Branch to an extent that actively interferes," Weinberger declared, a position that Reagan and Secretary Shultz share. In essence, the eleven-year-old act limits the President's freedom to wage undeclared wars. For Congress that constraint is one of the lessons of Viet Nam. But critics point out that the time limit of the act might also cede an important advantage to military enemies: if it seems possible that Congress will not authorize combat past the first 60 days, the enemy has a built-in incentive to sit tight and wait for time...
...disappearance, contacted him in Washington. Pak revealed the kidnap plot to the FBI and canceled the wire transfer of the ransom money. Through his identification of the kidnapers, two of whom he knew personally, investigators tracked down and arrested six men. They included Unification Church Associates Sang Whi Nam and Yung Soo Suh. An attorney for Nam said that the abduction arose out of an internal church dispute and was an attempt to change Unification Church policy. Joy Garrett, a church spokeswoman, said that Nam's claim was "absolutely false," adding, "As far as we are concerned, this...
...first day on the witness stand, General William C. Westmoreland described how he made frequent visits to his field commanders in Viet Nam to hear their briefings and get firsthand impressions. He used the word briefings as an old soldier would, perhaps not even aware of its connection to his $120 million libel suit against CBS. For briefings are also what journalism is about?gathering facts, asking questions and then briefing a public that hasn't the time or the patience to hear...
...choose unfairly to prove a thesis when it reduced hours of taped interviews to make a 90-min. Viet Nam documentary in which General Westmoreland came off looking bad? In a paneled and marbled federal courtroom in Manhattan, television screens are arrayed so that judge, jury, lawyers and spectators can see replays of what CBS chose and what it disregarded. This unusual behind-the-scenes look at the editing process disturbs the press?reporters think they should be judged by their printed stories, not by their notes; television producers by the footage they used, not by rejected outtakes. Back...
...goal for Reagan II lies in domestic politics: to achieve at least some measure of consensus on foreign and defense issues, especially regarding the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the more or less bipartisan approach to foreign policy that prevailed from World War II till Korea-some would say till Viet Nam-was neither typical nor natural. Yet there are special moments-this may be one-when the normal partisan quarrel over foreign affairs can be muted if not suspended...