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Ironically, the shift in tactics that was expected to increase the pull of the Eurocommunists may have been their undoing. As they tried to adopt policies that would appeal to a larger group of leftist voters, the Communists began to look like just another party that would compromise and make back-room deals. In Italy, the party's break with Moscow left voters questioning what kind of program the Communists would put into place. The French Communists' decision to join, then pull out of, a Socialist government had comrades grousing that the alliance had been a tactical mistake...
...dismantled Centac operation, a global antidrug strike force. Mills became convinced that the governments of all the major drug-producing countries support narcotics traffic either tacitly or actively. But U.S. Administrations, fearful of jeopardizing diplomatic alliances, military bases or intelligence resources, habitually hold back from forcing these governments to adopt serious antidrug measures. "Without the indulgence of the U.S. Government," he writes, "the Underground Empire could not exist...
...argues that testing is needed to ensure the reliability of its arms stockpile. While continuing with tests, the U.S. has proposed that on-site monitors be permitted to verify the current ban on detonations with yields greater than 150 kilotons. When the U.S. suggested in March that both sides adopt a new, sophisticated verification system called CORRTEX, the Soviets rejected it. Two months later, however, the Soviets struck their agreement with the Natural Resources Defense Council...
...capsule together. Eli Lilly last year made available to U.S. manufacturers a similar technique. A band of gelatin is placed around the waist of the capsule, where the two pieces overlap. That makes it tougher to open the casing without leaving a mark. But companies were slow to adopt the new technology, apparently because they thought that sealing the pill bottles was sufficient protection...
...Echoed a spokesman for Sterling Drug, maker of Panadol and Midol pain relievers: "We are still marketing the capsules. But it's a fluid situation. Any instance, such as the recent tampering cases, causes us to review our products." A prudent middle course would be for all manufacturers to adopt one of the new technologies for safer capsules as quickly as possible. If that does not stop the poisonings, the companies may have to swallow hard and abandon capsules for good...