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...reviving Germany would increase its pressure for major revisions in the Versailles Treaty. When the new President Roosevelt proposed the abolition of all major offensive weapons, Hitler was quick to agree -- easy enough since Germany had been forbidden to possess such weapons. "Germany would also be perfectly ready to disband her entire military establishment . . . if the neighboring countries will do the same," Hitler declared. That "if" was the shield behind which he planned to rearm. When Britain and France declined, Hitler indignantly announced that Germany was leaving the Geneva disarmament talks and the League of Nations...
...terms. The seeds of disengagement were sown last April, when President Bush secured $49.75 million in nonlethal aid for the contras in exchange for a guarantee that Congress could review -- and sever -- the aid package this November. Since many in Congress support the Central American leaders' desire to disband the contras, the Bush Administration seemed to capitulate without a fight. "Our intention is to play it straight and stick with the ((peace)) process," said a State Department official. "We're not going to stand...
...republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania push for ever greater and ever faster reforms. -- Central America's leaders tell the contras to disband, but will they...
...Contras will have to disband soon. After eight years of fighting, they have played little role in the political outcomes in the region--a fact illustrated by the Tela accords that failed to include them...
...proposal to disband the Contras as a military force and re-integrate them into the Nicaraguan society by December 5 would be a shock to all parties involved. It hardly seems possible, especially without the presence of an international commission overseeing the process...