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...waits to stand trial. He has ordered his lawyers to file suit against French agents, whom he claims drugged, bound and abducted him from Sudan. In Paris the Justice Ministry is vowing to open old files that could compel Carlos to stand trial at least four times. Meanwhile, Berlin's attorney general is threatening to seek extradition for a 1983 bombing. In the Middle East, Arabs are bracing for shocking disclosures, since Carlos is "a walking encyclopedia of terrorism," says investigating magistrate Bruguiere. An East European diplomat in Beirut admits that "a lot of people would like him to have...
...also contributed to our coverage of the capture of Carlos, a chapter in a story that might be called the old face of terrorism. To separate fact from legend in this shadowy career, he detailed Carlos' extensive comings and goings in East Berlin during the 1970s and '80s. Explains Van Voorst: "It was a matter of checking documents and prosecution sources to triangulate important clues about Carlos' operations...
...begin, one might consider that the tyrant-weary Berlin Philharmonic eyed him as a potential successor to von Karajan's chief conducting post, not necessarily for his musical worth, but because he was the one of the least oppressive candidates. This characteristic colors his entire artistic output--Haitink has been renowned for utter reliability and dependability, never for willful or idiosyncratic interpretations. Those seeking musical histrionics should look elsewhere. His sound can be counted on not to offend conventional acoustic sensibilities, but his middle-of-the-road path ensures that his interpretations will almost never be terribly memorable...
...timing and rationale of the decision are disputed by historians and other experts. Many feel Kennedy's commitment was a desperate political maneuver to lift himself out of the calamity of the Bay of Pigs and rally a nation nervous from escalating tension with the Soviet Union in Berlin...
...doctors as a psychological reaction to the shrinking job market. The East was never poorer than in the years after 1945, the very period in which the great postwar baby boom occurred. "Then it was a matter of rebuilding amidst the general poverty, with much hope and optimism," says Berlin family researcher Jutta Gysi. "Now, when it comes to young, childless women ((getting sterilized)), the pressure on the job market seems to be so great that they simply don't see any other alternative...