Word: chile
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dimming flush of first success, we have no idea when, or how, will end. And, in closing, it may be worth noting that the only two governments in recent memory that might, indeed, have asked their poets for a war poem at such a time--namely, Salvadore Allende's Chile and Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua--were brought down by the government that is now, with the consent of Congress, asking men, women and children to die in the Persian Gulf...
Best Wine Buys Alsatian whites and Chilean reds. The fruity, bone-dry Pinot Blancs and Pinot Gris from Alsace are still quality bargains from France. For everyday drinking, Chile's suave, uncomplicated Cabernet Sauvignons couldn't be beat...
...rousing address before the Argentine legislature, Bush, who also traveled to Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela during his six-day southern swing, congratulated his host. Said he: "The events of Monday only strengthened my resolve to come to Argentina and stand shoulder to shoulder with President Menem. The message is clear. The day of the dictator is dead...
...explosive bombs, which release and then detonate a vapor cloud of fuel. The F.A.E. has been called the "poor man's atom bomb" because of the powerful explosion it generates. After it became known that Cardoen had helped arrange an F.A.E. test in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile three months ago, protesters in Bolivia, Peru and Argentina charged that Chile's production of such a terrifying weapon could set off a regional arms race...
...F.A.E. controversy raised new calls by critics in Chile for a government crackdown on Cardoen's operations. The Defense Ministry has stopped the sale of weaponry to Ethiopia but has taken no other action. "Our arms-control law is designed to cover domestic weapons use," says Defense Minister Patricio Rojas. "It doesn't cover Chilean arms exports." The fact is that Cardoen and the post-Pinochet government are quite comfortable with each other. Cardoen contributed $1 million to President Patricio Aylwin's election campaign last year and large sums to several important congressional candidates...