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...effort with an old adversary, Jordan's King Hussein. Now Arafat's P.L.O. has returned to Lebanon with vengeance. In the bloodiest fighting since rival Christian factions clashed a year ago, Arafat is struggling to regain his former stronghold in the strife-torn country. And an array of his enemies???Israel, Syria and the Lebanese Shi'ite Amal militiamen aligned with Syria?so far seem powerless to stop...
...harsh news of British losses at sea only seemed further to stiffen the resolve of Prime Minister Thatcher. Aides described her as being completely confident of her position, completely in command of herself. The personal traits that have made her so many political enemies???her combative nature, her refusal to bend to indecision or doubt?had singularly suited her to fulfilling the role of a wartime Prime Minister. General Galtieri may look haggard and Foreign Secretary Pym troubled, but Thatcher, close up, showed not a bit of strain. Her firm, clear voice ringing through the House of Commons, she defended...
Haig contributed to the tension when, with the best of intentions, he sought to clear up any potential confusion about whether the U.S. Government was functioning, particularly among America's allies?and enemies???abroad. He was in the Situation Room about...
...Instant communications, when heads of state and foreign ministers personally conduct essential business, sometimes without consulting their appointed envoys. American embassies, symbols of "imperialism," are special targets of leftist zealots. And these days American diplomacy itself is the target of much criticism by both allies and enemies???criticism inspired by what too often seems to be insufficiently considered policies announced by President Carter and his aides...
...with no loss of staff. Carter also introduced "zero-based budgeting." Every state department had to justify its entire budget request, and not just the increase over the year before. The new system is still being tested, and it has flaws. But political scientists?and even some of his enemies???concede that Carter made substantial improvements, cut the flow of paper and reduced the rate of growth in state costs...