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Indeed, some West Europeans believe the Honecker visit will actually cement the political division of Germany. Says Walter Schutze, director of Franco- German studies at France's Institute for International Relations: "It will be the consecration of Honecker as an independent leader." Furthermore, many of the several million Germans who fled the East and now live in West Germany are offended by elaborate displays of intra-German fraternity, including Honecker's reception...
Khomeini swiftly learned the value of dire pronouncements that are never actually carried out. The Ayatullah used the 1979-81 U.S. hostage crisis to inflame his own people and cement his revolution. But when Khomeini no longer needed the hostages, he let them go and agreed to drop demands for a U.S. apology and the return of assets of the former Shah. Since the hostage crisis, Khomeini has repeatedly found that a combination of bullying and pragmatic concessions has kept his enemies off-balance. Observes Richard Bulliet, a professor of Middle East history at Columbia University: "Khomeini...
...good to see your article on the Native Americans, some of whom have made progress by participating in the economy of their regions. The Passamaquoddy own several businesses in northern Maine, including the largest cement plant in New England. The Cherokee in North Carolina have bought a factory for making mirrors. This strategy enables the American Indians to address their unemployment problem and become less dependent on federal subsidies...
...White House decision may be preceded by a short, sharp battle between Administration right-wingers led by Meese and moderates headed by Baker. The Meese faction wants to cement conservative control of the Supreme Court; Baker's group wants to choose a nonconfrontational conservative who would arouse less than die-hard opposition from liberals in the Democratic- controlled Senate. "Even if we make a quality selection, it could well be a tough go," says a Baker aide. Liberal Senators, however, are in a weaker position to stall Reagan's choice than they would have been if Powell had delayed...
...longer able to take care of herself. To the outrage of a visiting younger friend, her pastor wants to move her into an old-age home -- and, not incidentally, thereby make her give up the backyard Mecca of Magi, camels, owls and other mystical sculptures she has built from cement, rusting wire, ground-up glass bottles and found objects. Her house is a shrine to her, an eyesore to neighbors, a mark of witchcraft to children and an affront both personal and theological to the pastor and his church...