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Arab control. These Saudi conservatives argue that high production will not solve the problem of internal discontent, as evidenced not only by the Mecca siege but by sporadic unrest among Shi'ite Muslim workers in the oilfields of the country's eastern province...
What seriously stands in the way of better relations between Washington and Riyadh is the Palestinian problem. Fahd and other Saudi leaders remain convinced that the current autonomy talks between Egypt and Israel will fail to produce a plan that the Palestinians can or will accept. As traditional custodians of Islam's lory places, the Saudis are adamant about regaining Arab control of East Jerusalem. As pragmatists and as the world's largest oil producers, they are worried about the threat of sabotage-and subversion-if he Palestinian problem remains unresolved much longer...
...precedent. Explains Eric Ellen, chief constable of the Port of London: "The Salem is the first such incident involving oil, but we knew it would happen because of the attractiveness of the cargo. It takes an event like the Salem to make people realize how horrific this problem has become...
...soccer field and courts for basketball and volleyball. There are barbershops for the boys and hairdressing salons for girls, most of whom are coiffed with intricate "corn-row" braids. On Sundays there are bus trips to nearby beaches or sightseeing tours of the island. Sex is not a problem, the teachers insist. "They are told the facts of life, but there is no formal sex education as such," said a Mozambican instructor. Girls are free to talk with women teachers about the problems of puberty. "They have biology classes," said a Namibian ideologue, "but as elsewhere in the world...
...West about the pitiless and insatiable nature of Communist regimes have proved to be in vain because the acceptance of such a view would be too terrifying. (Did not the Afghan tragedy in fact take place two years ago? But the West shut its eyes and postponed recognizing the problem-all for the sake of an illusory detente.) For decades it has been standard practice to deny reality by citing "peaceful coexistence," "détente," "the Kremlin leadership's pursuit of peace." Meanwhile Communism envelops country after country and achieves new missile capabilities. Most amazing is that the Communists...