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...northern Idaho, ending an 11-day siege that resulted in the deaths of his wife Vicki, his son Samuel and a deputy U.S. marshal, William Degan. Weaver's defiance began in January 1991, when he failed to appear in court on charges of selling two shotguns to an undercover agent. Nineteen months later, those charges have at least one additional count: assaulting a federal officer. Gerry Spence, who represented former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, will defend Weaver...
...people," he says. "I was motivated by fears of a widespread civil war." After traveling the globe to settle other nations' conflicts, the veteran peacemaker could hardly ignore the plight of his own people. And many of the same Georgians who accused Shevardnadze of being a Kremlin agent less than a year ago now believe he is the only man who can prevent their country from splitting apart. As a close adviser puts it, "He is a hostage of circumstances...
...Idaho white separatist Randy Weaver seemed willing to die for his piece of land too, as he holed up in his cabin near the hamlet of Naples, surrounded by FBI agents, federal marshals and local police officers. Authorities put his mountaintop redoubt under surveillance after he failed to appear for a February 1991 trial on charges of selling two sawed-off shotguns to an undercover agent. Two weeks ago, Weaver's 13-year-old son Samuel and federal marshal William Degan were killed in a gun battle as lawmen approached the cabin. Prosecutors charged Weaver's comrade Kevin Harris...
Viktor Oshchenko, a diplomat in the Russian Embassy in Paris, was a British double agent for years. Last month Moscow asked him to come home. Fearing the worst, he defected to London. MI-6 is now debriefing him at a safe house. He must know plenty: Moscow has since recalled at least a dozen of his fellow spies from Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. Oshchenko specialized in stealing science and technology secrets. Says a senior British diplomat: "The Russians' need for everything is more desperate than ever because of the country's abysmal shape...
...environmental medicine referral centers in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington. There is a chance these illnesses are pollution related -- at least one vet had elevated levels of hydrocarbons in his blood -- and in the aftermath of the VA's bitter fight with Vietnam veterans over the health effects of Agent Orange, the agency wants to monitor the situation closely...