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...bloodletting badly undermined the credibility of the 15,000-man Indian peacekeeping force that is patrolling northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The Indian government vowed to disarm the Tigers forcibly if necessary, and by week's end Indian troops had raided rebel camps and arrested 160 guerrillas amid reports of brisk fighting...
Despite the United States government's reservations about the plan, Contreras told the audience of about 40 people, "I am very hopeful that the Esquipulas II agreement signed in Guatemala this summer will help. At the very minimum, a cease-fire will allow more harmonious negotiations between rebel groups and the national governments...
...Rebel activity in Bicol, as elsewhere, has sharply escalated in the month since loyal generals headed by Armed Forces Chief Fidel Ramos put down the military rebellion. The number of armed clashes with the Communist rebels is up 140%, while the government's military casualties have increased from a daily average of three to 4.4. Seeking to bolster the efficiency and loyalty of her army, Aquino early last week authorized a middle-level military reshuffle to replace 21 officers, some of whom are thought to have been involved in the August coup attempt...
...large number of the rebels had taken refuge in Camp Aguinaldo in the Makati district of Manila--including the leader of the coup attempt, "Gringo" Honasan. Under General Ramos, government troops quickly assembled at Camp Krame, directly across form the rebel holdout, in preparation for an attempt to overpower Honasan's troops...
MOST fireworks I bought were named for odd sayings translated from Chinese, like "Screeming Meemies", or for the Civil War fantasies of their buyers, like the "General Lee Assortment Pack" and "Screaming Rebel...