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...leader, who first came to power when Soviet troops stormed Kabul in December 1979, was denied a private audience by Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The following month Karmal abruptly disappeared from view, even failing to show up at his country's Revolutionary Day parade--the equivalent, noted a Western diplomat in Islamabad, of "staying away from one's own birthday party." Meanwhile, the Soviet newspaper Pravda ran a front-page story attacking Karmal's failure to build a stable base of support for his Communist regime. Rumors had it that the Afghan chieftain was visiting the Soviet Union for treatment...
...seems unlikely to lead his country in any radically new directions. However, having built the secret police into a disciplined, KGB-style network of 60,000 agents, the major general may bring a new intensity to the civil war with the mujahedin rebels. Najibullah is, says a European diplomat in Islamabad, "an efficient killer...
...swept through the country accompanied by a dozen aides and five cars. At every stop, an entertainer was on hand to keep the waiting crowds amused, and young female supporters in white jumpsuits handed out stickers and autographed glossies of their man. On the hustings, the indefatigable former diplomat acted as if he were defending not just himself but an entire generation of Austrians involved in the war. Addressing a cheering crowd of thousands at his final rally, Waldheim asserted, "I have done my duty as a good soldier like all of you," and asked whether his listeners would allow...
Ailing American Motors is looking to cut a deal with a competitor. AMC said last week that the company was negotiating to build Chrysler's full-size Fifth Avenue, plus its Dodge Diplomat and Plymouth Gran Fury models. The proposed pact could help Chrysler as well as enable...
...past year Mikhail Gorbachev has attempted to build an image of a new style of Moscow ruler--responsible, candid and sophisticated. Yet today's Soviet leadership looked very much like those of the past. Soviet credibility in Western Europe, which had been a target of much of the new diplomatic offensive, has been particularly damaged. Gorbachev's goal of taking up the mantle of the recognized champion of a nuclear-free world has certainly been set back. Last Tuesday, when a Soviet diplomat was trying to elicit West German help with the accident cleanup while providing as little information...