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...results of the violent anti-Communist convulsion that swept the city were apparent in Kabul, cabled TIME'S Pearl Marshall, one of the few Western correspondents who managed to move freely in the capital. "Soviet infantrymen with Kalashnikov automatic rifles stand guard near the door of the Inter-Continental Hotel, where most Western journalists have been confined. Soviet tanks are still deployed near public buildings and key intersections. Other armored vehicles have effectively divided the city in two by blocking the bridges across the Kabul River. It is an apparent attempt to thwart any renewed threats of attack against...
Some "ridicule the idea of a 'domino theory' as it applies to aggression," Bush said. However, the American failure to "aid the anti-Communist forces in Angola five years ago" helped cause the invasion of Zaire, Cuban and Soviet involvement in Somalia, upheaval in North and South Temen, and the Afghan invasion, he added...
...timid objections, but one did manage to question the wisdom of supporting repressive dictatorships in opposing Communism. In his answer, Brzezinski exposed a crucial flaw in his theory: he stated that it does not really matter what happens to the people of Pakistan, as long as the structure of anti-Communist alliances is strong...
...gaggle of absurdist candidates spiced the winter grind: Stanley "Vote Alphabetically" Arnold (290 votes), the Rev. Arthur "We need to put Jesus Christ back into politics" Blessit (886 votes, or 1 per cent), Robert L. "Elect the Last President and Give America Parliamentary Government" Kelleher (113 votes), and the anti-Communist ticket of Billy Joe Clegg and Auburn Lee Pack-wood of Springfield, Mo. (188 votes). This year, Ronald Reagan's paltry attempts at humor will have to provide the comic relief...
...asked Washington to delay action until after a special session of the Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference, which opened in Islamabad over the weekend. Thirty-three Muslim nations, more than two-thirds of the 41-nation conference, responded to the urgings of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other strongly anti-Communist members. Purpose of the special session: to form a common response in protest against the Soviet takeover of a Muslim nation. As Carter told Democratic congressional leaders last week, Zia presumably wanted the opportunity to pressure Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich countries for as much financial...