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Indonesians sometimes view their political power struggles as a kind of wayang, the traditional all-night puppet show in which the villains die at dawn. For four main players in President Suharto's government, dawn finally came last week. All were generals, and two of them-Ali Murtopo and Sudjono Humardani-were members of the hated Aspri, the influential kitchen cabinet. One non-Aspri was General Sutomo Yuwono, head of the internal intelligence agency. The other was General Sumitro, boss of the security force Kopkamtib. Suharto stripped him of the Kopkamtib command and took personal charge of the secret...
Unreconstructed forces are already at work in the Middle East to slow the progress toward peace talks. Iraq's government-controlled press last week characterized Cairo's agreement as leading to "complete surrender to Zionism." The Tripoli newspaper New Dawn, in an editorial reportedly written by Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, called the recent negotiations a "theatrical play" produced by Washington and Moscow...
...They've got endurance. At the best they've got a dedication to building a spread outa nothin, they're willing to get up before dawn and go do it. But if they cain't get a shot at a place like that of their own, they'll cross over the line and enter the world of the car salesman. But they won't like it. They don't like advertising people, public relations men. They're still tied to the land...
...urbanized middle and upper class. Bourguiba, 70, was educated in French schools and has tried to modernize Tunisia by welcoming Western investors. As long ago as 1965, he called for recognition of Israel. He abrogated many strict Islamic laws, banning polygamy and urging his people to ignore the dawn-to-dusk fast during the Ramadan holy month, in order to work better...
...darkness just before dawn, police silently began closing in on the sleeping village of Cicala (pop. 1,913), perched in the desolate mountains of Calabria at the southern tip of Italy. As the armed men crept into position behind walls and over tile rooftops, the villagers were suddenly awakened by barking dogs. Even before the police knocked on his door, Antonio Mancuso, 35, a local carpenter, knew it was over. "No," he shouted, "I won't open." An instant later he changed his mind and surrendered docilely...