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...rest of the press corps. Some officials were dismayed by the flippant article he produced. Titled While Lenin Slept, it tosses out cheeky descriptions. Three KGB types are slurred as the "kind of lugs who crush walnuts on their heads because it feels good." Said one top U.S diplomat: "It was one of the most damaging things to U.S.-Soviet relations I've seen." But Playboy was pleased. Ron has, says his editor Barry Golson, a "very deft, light style...
...part of a U.S. bid to solve the crisis, Philip Habib, 65, a specially appointed U.S. envoy, late last week flew at President Reagan's behest to Manila. Habib's mission: to find some way of reconciling the opposing Aquino and Marcos political camps. On arrival, the diplomat immediately closeted himself for the weekend with members of the U.S. embassy staff...
When the President emerged from that session, he mollified some State Department concerns by describing the Philippine elections as "flawed" and "disturbing." He announced the appointment of Special Envoy Habib as a would-be mediator. The choice was shrewd. A tireless career diplomat, Habib is a veteran Asia hand who retired from the Foreign Service in 1983 after serving as the President's special emissary to the Middle East. Habib's new job, said Reagan, would be to advise on how the U.S. can "help the people of the Philippines overcome the grave problems their country faces, and to continue...
...addition to his role as diplomat-for-hire, lecturer and special commentator for ABC, Kissinger composes a newspaper column every month for the Los Angeles Times syndicate. While the column, carried by the Washington Post, is vintage Kissinger in its grand sweep and magisterial voice, his careful avoidance of direct criticism of the Administration has made it less trenchant -- and less influential -- than it might otherwise be. It all adds up to a life that is both lucrative and satisfying. Still, he says, "I would put national service above business, as a general proposition -- if it is important." Then...
...underlined the fragility of Babangida's regime. As army Chief of Staff, his confident, wisecracking style won him the backing of the officers' corps. As President, however, he refused to exempt the army from wage cuts of up to 20% that he ordered for all workers. Said one Western diplomat: "Babangida is reaching outside the military, trying to create new political forces to sustain him. As long as Nigerians feel that the screws are tightening on everybody, they will feel better about it." Babangida has been slow, however, to address one of the country's most pressing problems: official corruption...