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...convinced that only America stands in his way. "Gaddafi believes that without the U.S., Israel could not continue to exist," says one Western diplomat. "He believes that the U.S. is being very unfair to the Arabs and that it is his duty as standard-bearer of the Arab cause to continually challenge Washington." Like the Ayatullah Khomeini, he sees Washington as the focus of evil on the planet and regards the U.S., not Israel, as the ultimate enemy...
...taste for opulent adornment was also in evidence. A document dated November 1984 shows $411,746 in purchases of jewelry, including emeralds, rubies and one 519-carat sapphire. There were indications that the Marcoses may have sensed their impending ouster. Among the papers were $4 million in certificates and bearer bonds, most of which were issued in the month before the couple departed Manila...
...freely select a President. The choice appeared to be clear-cut. The candidates were President Ferdinand Marcos, 68, who has ruled for 20 years from the Spanish colonial-style Malacanang Palace, and Challenger Corazon Aquino, 53, who in the space of just ten weeks had emerged as the standard- bearer of a new force in the country, known as "people power...
...more than 50%, and so the two top contenders will face a runoff on Feb. 16. The choice is between men of sharply differing political views. One is Diogo Freitas do Amaral, 44, a law professor, a onetime leader of the Christian Democratic Party and now the standard-bearer of his country's right wing. His opponent is Mario Soares, 61, a three-time Socialist Prime Minister and the champion of the left. The outcome of the election is important not only because the victor will become Portugal's first civilian President in 60 years. In a country where there...
...ruthless man of fiery oratory and charismatic good looks, he was the standard bearer for his country's most extreme anti-Communist elements. There were rumors aplenty (but no proof) that he had links to right-wing death squads and that he was involved in the 1980 murder of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Just one year ago, he nearly defeated Christian Democrat Jose Napoleon Duarte in a closely fought presidential election. But last week the political career of Roberto ("Major Bob") D'Aubuisson, 42, was at least temporarily eclipsed, when he resigned as head of the ultra-rightist Nationalist Republican...