Word: civilianized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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MANUFACTURING. The enormous military-industrial complex of the Soviet Union is slowly turning to civilian production. Hundreds of factories where Russians or foreigners have invested are turning out goods--cars, processed food, Coca-Cola--for domestic consumption. Hundreds still have not made the switch. The essential ingredient is capital, and much of it will have to come from abroad...
TIME: Twice during the past six months, your men have captured civilian hospitals and taken hostages in Russia. Are you trying to win your independence with terror tactics...
...Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina, referring to the downing of two civilian planes operated by an exile group which had repeatedly ignored warnings to stop violating Cuban airspace...
WASHINGTON D.C.: President Clinton and the Republican Congress have reached an agreement on aggressive legislation punishing Cuba for shooting down two civilian planes. The President had threatened to veto a similar bill last fall just last fall, but abruptly changed course after Saturday's attack. The 'Libertad' bill permits Americans to sue foreign companies that invest in Cuban property that has been confiscated from its owners and shuts down U.S. aid. The measure's Republican sponsors say the bill will strangle Castro's regime, cutting off foreign capital. Senator Claiborne Pell, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
...YORK CITY: The U. S. Tuesday released a damning transcript of Cuban radio traffic revealing a Cuban pilot's glee at 'taking out' an unarmed plane. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeline Albright said the transcripts "clearly showed" that the Cuban pilots knew they were shooting down civilian aircraft. Albright had called for a Security Council resolution condemning the shooting, but the 15-member council ultimately released a tamer statement saying it "strongly deplores" the attack, which left four Cuban-Americans dead. The Council also called for an investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization, which could pave...