Word: disarmement
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...Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front threatened to march into a French-controlled security zone in southwestern Rwanda and disarm Hutu militiamen -- unless the 2,000-man French force does it first. The threat came as theRPF seemed on the verge of rolling into the zone, the last territory not under its control. The Tutsis reportedly have set upa new government with a moderate Hutu as prime minister, even as the old Hutu cabinet tried to operate out of a half-empty luxury hotel.parpar
...currently unlimited contributions to political parties used for voter registration and party-boosting activities. But Clinton has been nearly silent on the issue this year, possibly because the Democrats face a major loss of congressional seats in the fall elections. In the meantime, Clinton says he won't "disarm unilaterally" while Republicans and other enemies are still out earning money the old- fashioned way. "There's no contradiction at all," said senior adviser George Stephanopoulos. "The President has called for real reform. When the reform has passed, he will live under the rules...
Vanguards of an eventual 9,000-strong Palestinian police force arrived in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. They were boisterously welcomed by Palestinians as the first tangible sign of the transition to self-rule. The armed, uniformed force announced that its first priority will be to disarm thousands of civilians. Meanwhile, the P.L.O. began to set up the governmental structures that will control the two areas...
Hyde voted against the ban in 1991 and is an outspoken supporter of the right to bear arms, applauding people who guarded their property with firearms in the wake of Hurricane Andrew and the Los Angeles riots. "I don't want to disarm the community. I'm convinced 911 might not answer when you need it. You may be all there is to defend yourself." This is the kind of talk the gun lobby appreciates. Yet the white-haired, 20-year veteran of the House is also known for his intellectual honesty. He follows his deeply held beliefs...
...Israeli government truly wants peace for its people and for the Palestinians, it will have to approach peace as boldly as it approached the Occupation and settlements. Disarm and remove the Israeli settlers; arm and empower Palestinian police for the territories. Give the Palestinians resources and room and responsibility and they may have what they need to create the viable homeland they deserve. Then there might be peace. Jonathan F. Dresner Graduate Student History Department