Word: dos
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...want to be a lawyer? Well, D. Robert White Esq. has some advice for you. White, 30, is the author of The Official Lawyer's Handbook, but you can bet your convertible debentures that this volume of dos and don'ts will not win an award from the American Bar Association. Lawyers, according to White, are an avaricious bunch of dull drudges who want to do you out of your life savings. One might give careful consideration to pleading guilty and going to prison before hiring one, White suggests. Is he serious? A little. The Official Lawyer...
...advisers stationed in Angola. Yet the Cubans now seem more important than ever to the Angolan government. With the backing of South Africa, Angolan rebels have scored a series of gains in recent months, presenting a serious threat to the Soviet-supported regime of President José Eduardo Dos Santos. Last week TIME'S Tala Skari joined a group of journalists in a visit to embattled Angola, the first Western reporters to tour the country for quite some time. Her report...
...failure of Marxist ideology to solve Angola's economic ills has led the pragmatic Dos Santos to quietly encourage Western investment. Luanda's port is one of the few efficiently run enterprises, and the government is now seeking $40 million to $50 million from Western banks to finance an expansion project. Relations with U.S.-based Gulf Oil Corp., which operates three offshore rigs and plans to open a fourth, are also surprisingly cordial. "The government here is hardly ideological," says an American oil-industry representative. "After all, they turn to [U.S. consulting firm] Arthur D. Little when they...
Confronted with a collapsing economy and a mounting rebel threat, Dos Santos is not likely to renounce Soviet sponsorship of his regime. Nor is he likely to agree to South Africa's demand for a withdrawal of the Cuban troops, who help the 35,000 government soldiers and as many as 50,000 militiamen fight the UNITA guerrillas. With Angola's future uncertain, the chances of breaking southern Africa's broader diplomatic logjams seem equally remote...
...situation in Angola remains extremely complex. The Dos Santos government relies heavily on the Cubans, not only for military support but for help with a wide variety of government services. Furthermore, the South Africa-supported UNHA rebels have recently been gaining ground in their efforts to destabilize the Dos, Santos government. Two weeks ago they captured the town of Cangamba. which is near the strategic Benguela railroad thai normally carries copper from Zambia to ports on the Atlantic. If UNITA scores further gains, Angola may feel an even greater need for Cuban support...