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Since the first bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, in April 1983, Secretary of State George Shultz has waged a fervent and frequently lonely campaign to convince the public, and often colleagues in the Reagan Administration, of the need to combat terrorism with swift retaliation. Last week in a speech at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, Shultz made his strongest plea yet for public support of aggressive military action against terrorists. "We cannot allow ourselves to become the Hamlet of nations, worrying endlessly over whether and how to respond," he said. "Fighting terrorism will...
...policy." Vice President George Bush was more adamant. "I don't agree with Shultz," said Bush. "We're not going to kill 100 innocent civilians just to kill one terrorist." Some felt that Shultz's speech may have been an attempt to frighten terrorists in Beirut out of launching a pre-election attack...
...tragically simple mistake." After weeks of discussion about possible failures of intelligence and other lapses leading up to the September bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, that was the conclusion of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week. Had a steel gate or some other barrier been installed to protect the approach to the building, the terrorist attack would probably not have been successful. The report adds that the relocation of the embassy headquarters from Muslim West Beirut to Christian East Beirut was progressing slowly and that the contractor hired to build a gate was preoccupied with other projects...
...sponsored or written one major piece of legislation. And Percy seldom uses his position as Chairman to advocate enlightened initiatives, or even to voice concern about troubling issues, as did his predecessor, the late Frank Church of Idaho. Where, for instance, were the Senate investigations after the Beirut bombings...
...scenery is also delightful, with locations switching from Dorset, England to sparkling Mykonos to war-ravaged Beirut. The chilling shots of a PLO training camp bring home the Middle East conflict more sharply than any news report--and that more than justifies the sometimes puzzling plot...