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After three years of fighting, Habyarimana's regime in Rwanda, made up largely of fellow Hutus, had reached a peace accord with the mainly Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front last August. But Habyarimana failed to form an interim government to last until new elections could be conducted. Burundi's Ntaryamira had been elected President in January by the National Assembly after the assassination of fellow Hutu Melchior Ndadaye in a bloody coup attempt last October. With Burundi's army still under the control of the Tutsis, however, Ntaryamira had been unable to stop the rash of ethnic clashes that have killed...
Throughout the occupied territories, the continuing fragmentation of Palestinian groups bodes ill for successful implementation of the peace ^ accord. Fatah Hawks now "coordinate" their activities with the I.D.F., earning them the opprobrium of militant Palestinian groups, including the Hawks' own defectors, who want to keep fighting the occupation. "The Israelis are allowing the Hawks to carry weapons on the streets," charges a Hamas member. A Palestinian was killed when Hawks opened fire on Hamas activists who threw stones at them in Gaza's Rafah refugee camp two weeks ago. Last week Fatah and Hamas engaged in tit-for-tat kidnappings...
...Late last month Vice President Al Gore tried to sell Aristide on a plan that would leave Haiti's most powerful man, Port-au-Prince police chief Lieut. Colonel Michel Francois, in place without setting a date for the President's own return -- a retreat from the Governors Island accord signed last summer...
Contrary to Cachan claim, driving fast and consuming alcoholic beverages are not by themselves harmful to other people. Only when combined with illegal or negligent behavior do they pose a threat to others. Smoking, even when done in accord with all current laws, can still have deleterious effects on those who must silently suffer its second-hand effects. If I drink a six-pack in a crowded cafeteria, I can only hurt myself; second-hand smoke will hurt all those unlucky enough to be seated close to the smoker...
Breast-Implant Accord...