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...drew near for a House vote on aid to the Nicaraguan contras, the Heritage Foundation massed its forces on behalf of the rebel troops. In its snug maroon auditorium just a few blocks from the Capitol, it held an all-day seminar for congressional staffers. The guests of honor: two top contra officers and a Nicaraguan opposition journalist. A week later Heritage issued a brisk nine-page report titled Nicaragua's Terrorist Connection, copies of which were distributed by hand to all Congressmen and to targeted staff members. Heritage's pro-contra blitz was on. The reign of the pensive...
...means -- river, rail and air transport -- are made available so that aid reaches the needy." Yet as long as both sides continued their military operations, relief efforts seemed certain to remain suspended. In the meantime, roving gangs of bandits, armed tribesmen and Ugandan army deserters swarm through the rebel-held area...
...could win him the 1988 presidential nomination, yet the candidates who have a realistic chance at that prize treat him gingerly, with a mixture of respect and fear. The reason: he might bring millions of new voters flocking to the party banner, but he might also cause them to rebel and in frustration shun the party...
...estimates that by the end of November, Nicaragua's 119,000-strong armed forces will have up to 60 Soviet armored helicopters. In Washington, officials have said that as soon as the Senate approves the aid money, the CIA will resume operational control of the contra campaign, and the rebels will be equipped with antiaircraft missiles. "The war will be nastier than it's ever been," says a U.S. official. "What we're seeing is both sides gearing up for this new phase." The only players who so far seem uninfected by the war bug are the contras. While...
Ethiopia's deepest fears center on the U.S. The African nation's leaders are worried that the Reagan Administration may back rebel forces against Addis Ababa, just as it supports contra efforts to oust the Marxist-Leninist Nicaraguan regime. Yet officials in Washington, which provided $282 million in emergency aid to Ethiopia last year, say they have no wish to topple Mengistu. Notes a senior diplomat: "We've told the Ethiopians that we would like to engage in a serious dialogue with them. Every time we propose a place and a time, we are rebuffed...