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...Following his sudden death, this nation's leading civilian politician was hailed as a champion of political freedom...
Clinton Cautioned that unintended civilian casualties were a certainty...
...President Clinton awarded Higginbotham the Presidential Medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. That year Clinton also named Higginbotham Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights...
...most likely targets would be Iraqi communications and military units. The real source of contention -- biological weapons lab -- would probably not be hit. "The equipment in such labs is dual purpose," says Dowell. "Unless the facilities are turned around for military use, they are used to produce harmless civilian products." A surprise bombing raid on such a lab would destroy nothing but might kill innocent people. All of which renders the waiting game frustrating. The cat may not be able to eliminate the mouse...
...saga. "The military and a small number of right-wing protesters vented their frustration in tough talk following Britain's decision," says TIME reporter Elizabeth Love. "But there's no threat to democracy." After all, there would be little logic in the military again seizing power when the civilian government has already exhausted all diplomatic means of winning Pinochet's release...