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...Bandaranaike referred to the guerrillas last week as "Che Guevarists," tactfully refraining from any reference to the Chinese, on whom she depends for aid. In reality, the Liberation Front is a Maoist terrorist organization similar to the Naxalite movement of India's West Bengal state. Its 2,000 fighting members, many of whom belong to Ceylon's educated rural elite, grew to 70,000 or more in last week's fighting and outnumbered the armed forces by at least 3 to 1. The Prime Minister at one point went on radio "as a woman...
...table sat "the Gray Wolf," a provisional leader who had spent 24 years, half his life, in jail for terrorist activities. "All we want is a free united democratic Ireland and an end to sectarian discrimination," he said. "We have always been betrayed: betrayed by the church, betrayed by our own politicians and even by fellow comrades. But despite all our failures and past disappointments, I feel this is the turning point and soon we will be free...
...Tufts SDS labeled the bombing "terrorist" and "absolutely indefensible." It pledged to continue working "to build a movement of workers, students and faculty against Fletcher programs...
After becoming President on a law-and-order platform, Araña tried briefly to moderate his strongman image. But terrorist kidnapings and murders continued-mostly by the ultraleft F.A.R. (Rebel Armed Forces). Araña, a former counterinsurgency chief who is credited with wiping out 3,000 people during an antiguerrilla campaign in northeastern Guatemala between 1966 and 1968, heard mounting calls for a crackdown. Finally, after four policemen had been gunned down by guerrillas in two days, Araña imposed the state of siege and a 9 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew. Soon the blood began...
...VENEZUELA, Banker Enrique Dao was ransomed last week for $440,000. In a separate incident. Department Store Owner Jacobo Taurel paid $900,000 to a terrorist group for the release of his 13-year-old son León. Police later captured eight alleged kidnapers and recovered Taurel's money. Only 14 months ago, Taurel paid $150,000 to a different group of guerrillas in exchange for León's life...