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...already prompted the angry resignation of Defense Minister Michael Heseltine and threatened to force the ouster of Trade and Industry Minister Leon Brittan. In the House of Commons last week, amid charges of high-level deceit and manipulation, Thatcher's critics turned the debate into a full-scale assault on her whole style of governing. Neil Kinnock, the leader of the opposition Labor Party, demanded an investigation...
...most aggressive assault on black programs comes from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has requested a detailed rundown of the Air Force's supersecret projects. The Pentagon is trying to cut a deal with the lawmakers to avoid a full disclosure. "There are a large number of the programs," says Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. "They will, we think, give us an advantage. And the way to maintain that advantage is not to talk very much about them." --By Jacob V. Lamar Jr. Reported by Michael Duffy and Bruce van Voorst/Washington
Fayad's death coincided with a full-scale assault on M-19 strongholds near the mountain city of Cali. Army commanders, who brought helicopter gunships and light tanks to bear, reported that 219 rebels and 28 government troops have died since M-19 began a campaign of sabotage and terror in January. SOUTH AFRICA Good News, New Bans...
...been actively supported by none of its European friends except British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Rifts in the alliance still remain, as evidenced by the European Community's refusal to close the People's Bureaus altogether, which Washington and London had urged (see following story). Nonetheless, the diplomatic assault on Libyans suggested that these differences are not insurmountable. "People have been coming to share our views on terrorism, and we see more and more actions put alongside the ideas," said Secretary of State George Shultz. "I personally take heart from that fact...
Visitors who travel to Cambine are usually accompanied by squads of Mozambican soldiers toting AK-47 assault rifles. The settlement is protected by armed members of the local "home guard" militia. New arrivals build themselves grass-hut homes. Recently, a refugee named Joanna Cuevelo sat in front of a new hut, feeding her four children, whom she had just brought on foot to Cambine from a village 65 miles to the north. Her ten-year-old son, who was bitten by a cobra on the way, lay on a blanket, his face pinched and gray. "His mother won't part...