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...Political Solution In his interview with TIME, former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos stated that if the Philippines switches to a parliamentary system of government, "there will be greater continuity, accountability, predictability and responsibility" [Aug. 15-22]. Ramos believes such a switch could plug the hole in our sinking ship of state. In light of the deepening political turmoil, however, that is getting ahead of ourselves. The solution must start with a satisfactory political compromise to prevent the ship from sinking-with all Filipinos on board. Antonio A. Talao Parañaque City, the Philippines...
...leader's assassination last night-"I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it...We have the ability to take him out"-Robertson will have surely made Chavez an even more popular anti-yanqui icon in Venezuela, Latin America and around the world. Like his mentor Fidel Castro, Chavez thrives on threats from the U.S., real or perceived. He has long insisted that his foes are plotting to kill him, and this summer had armed civilians training with the Venezuelan military to prepare for what he says is an imminent U.S. invasion. A public effort to whack...
...Mart?nez, de 58 a?os, que fue sacado de Cuba a escondidas por sus padres cuando ten?a 15 a?os para escapar el r?gimen de Fidel Castro, ech? su suerte con la dinast?a Bush en el 2000, cuando el gobernador de La Florida, Jeb Bush, le pidi? que fuera codirector de la campa?a de su hermano a la presidencia. El presidente nombr? a Mart?nez secretario de Vivienda y entonces, para facilitar su propia victoria en La Florida en las elecciones del 2000, le dio empuje como candidato al senado brind?ndole, entre otras cosas, un discurso en el pleno de la Convenci?n Nacional...
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR TOUGHEST INTERVIEW? Margaret Thatcher, with Fidel Castro a close second. Thatcher is really tough because she's so smart and unwilling to take any grief from anyone. And Castro isn't easy. First of all, he likes to start interviews at midnight. He's very smart and very well read, and his answers are very long. It's hard to get him off his ideological speech...
Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos says the cure to his country's instability is a switch to a parliamentary system within a year. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is fighting possible impeachment, endorses the idea, but without committing to a time frame. TIME's Anthony Spaeth and Nelly Sindayen asked Ramos recently if his solution can work...