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Despite his fine play, Hall will not be in the net Saturday when the Crimson takes on Brandeis. Instead, fellow junior Chad Reilly--who last year led the Crimson to an NCAA Final Four appearance--will be in his place...
...failed air raid marked a turning point in France's role in the conflict, which has raged over Libyan claims to the reputedly uranium-rich Aozou Strip in northern Chad. While France maintains a 1,300-troop garrison in Chad and has provided some $90 million in military aid this year to its former colony, the French have resisted being drawn deeper into the conflict. Defense Minister Andre Giraud expressed "deepest regrets" over the stepped-up fighting, though he declared that France will continue to defend the Chadian capital from attack. Premier Jacques Chirac last week repeated calls...
...greeted Gaddafi's latest setbacks with unconcealed glee. "We basically jump for joy every time the Chadians ding the Libyans," said a U.S. official. State Department Spokesman Charles Redman asserted that "Libya has illegally occupied Chad for a number of years" and is believed to have up to 5,000 troops in the country, mostly in the Aozou Strip. The Reagan Administration has provided $33 million in military aid to Chad over the past ten months and last week was considering a new request for antiaircraft Stinger missiles. The White House hopes that Libya's losses in the war will...
...foundations of the despot's power. The American air raid on Libya is the model. Its military significance was minimal. Its psychological significance was enormous. Gaddafi has since been in retreat. And not just on the terrorism front. Within a year, his demoralized forces were routed and expelled from Chad, perhaps the weakest state in Central Africa...
Talk of peace worries the U. S.- backed contra rebels. -- Libya loses a base and a plane in its war with Chad. -- Sad whispers in Cuba...