Word: bonnes
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Nelan's postings in Washington, Hong Kong, Bonn, Moscow and Johannesburg prepared him well for his current position as a senior writer. In crafting the main story in this week's special section on the Soviet Empire, Nelan drew from his experiences in Moscow from 1978 to 1981. Leonid Brezhnev was in charge, and the reforms that Mikhail Gorbachev later wrought were unimaginable then. "I understand the stage on which the recent changes are occurring," says Nelan, "but often I am completely amazed by the script...
London: William Mader, Anne Constable Paris: Christopher Redman, Margot Hornblower Brussels: Adam Zagorin Bonn: James O. Jackson Rome: Cathy Booth Eastern Europe: John Borrell Moscow: John Kohan, Ann Blackman Jerusalem: Jon D. Hull Cairo: Dean Fischer, William Dowell Nairobi: Marguerite Michaels Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Edward W. Desmond Beijing: Sandra Burton, Jaime A. FlorCruz Southeast Asia: William Stewart Hong Kong: Jay Branegan Bangkok: Ross H. Munro Seoul: David S. Jackson Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Seiichi Kanise, Kumiko Makihara Ottawa: James L. Graff Central America: John Moody Rio de Janeiro: Laura Lopez...
Kohl aroused similar anxieties two weeks ago when he snubbed East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow during a visit to Bonn. Kohl high-handedly announced that his government would hold back a $9 billion package of aid to East Germany until after the March 18 elections. In a speech to the East German parliament, an embittered Modrow declared that his country "will not enter a unified Germany as a beggar or wearing a hair shirt...
...fascism and aggression might somehow lurk in German genes, Europeans are concerned about their economic future. The powerful $1.2 trillion West German economy already dominates the twelve-nation organization. Some members believe the addition of 16 million hardworking East Germans will increase that control, while others fret that Bonn's expected preoccupation with rebuilding the worn-out infrastructure in the eastern regions will delay European integration...
Meinhard Miegel, director of Bonn's Institute for Economic and Social Research, argues that although suspicion of Germany is understandable, it is unfounded. The Germans have "paid a high price for the lessons of history and have created one of the most liberal and democratic societies" in the world, he says...