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After 32 months, East and West come close to an accord...
...review of the historic 1975 Helsinki Final Act, the agreement that codified the framework of détente. But despite Kampelman's auspicious words, the Madrid exercise was not quite over. The agreement must be accepted by representatives of all 35 conference participants. The last obstacle to complete accord was the island republic of Malta, which insisted that all 35 conference members accept the idea of a future meeting on Mediterranean security. Even when that hurdle is cleared, the Madrid agreements must be endorsed by the foreign ministers of all the participants. That ritual, which may not take place...
Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou called it "a historic day for Greece." Flanked by his entire Cabinet, he announced last week that his government had just initialed a new agreement allowing the U.S. to keep four major military bases and 20 smaller installations in Greece for another five years. The accord, which climaxed nine months of difficult negotiations, signaled a change of attitude for Papandreou, who campaigned in 1981 on a pledge to close down the bases and pull Greece out of NATO...
Women who take an aggressive role in the sexual game aren't just getting a turn as the wheel of fortune rotates their way; they're monsters, powerful beyond comprehension, willful beyond any defense. Women who aren't beautiful enough to get you coming after them of your own accord--assuming you're a regular guy--are nevertheless unstoppable freaks; if nothing else, they'll bilk you for the price of dinner. Women who are beautiful and know how to use it--like the shopgirls in Robert's lunch date--are whores. You can see it just by looking around...
...plans. Gemayel fears that the move will lead to a permanent Israeli presence on Lebanese soil and give Syria an excuse to stay put as well. The Lebanese insisted that if Israel pulled back its troops without announcing a schedule for a total withdrawal, then Beirut might scuttle its accord with Jerusalem altogether...