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Another subtle irony detected by area friends of Aquino was his frequent contact with the government that apparently feared him. "The perplexing thing was that at the same time as he was being outspoken, he was also in touch with the people in the Philippine government." Unger said Experts describe a peculiar relationship between Aquino and his government whereby Aquino's formidable stables as an opponent made him a near insider in the political establishment. A fraternity brother of Marcos who dated Imelda at University of the Philippines in Manila, Aquino was "an adversary rather than in enemy to Marcos...
...scented by thick stands of parasol pines. Since the fighting resumed in earnest last October, the villages have become ghost towns. Gardens are overgrown, grape arbors drop their fruit into rotting piles. The newer four-and five-story apartment buildings are dotted with jagged black holes, evidence of frequent artillery exchanges. Virtually all the windows in both towns have been shattered by explosions, and prudent homeowners have replaced them with double layers of sandbags...
...local hospital with head injuries; a team of French physicians pronounces him dead. His widow Marie suspects foul play. "Did they kill him . . . because of what I didn't do?" she muses mysteriously. The phrase has a paranoid cast, as does her fear of the open sky. A frequent fantasy: "Guns were leveled from that blue brightness, following her every step...
Marielito arrests are so numerous and so frequent that police have given up trying to keep track of them. Last year Los Angeles police had to abandon a purse-snatching stakeout across from the park 20 minutes after setting it up. They caught so many offenders that they ran out of arresting officers. Even those who are apprehended show surprising fearlessness and contempt for the law. "For guys used to standing in a four-by-four cell all day, our prisons are like country clubs," observes Detective Alvarez. Many in the police force feel overwhelmed. The situation, says Plainclothes Patrolman...
...addition, many companies now disclose an unprecedented amount of information on the labor, practices of their subsidiaries in South Africa. Several firms release periodic reports detailing their South African subsidiaries' wage scales. Black training and advancement programs and support for projects in the Black community. Frequent meetings with shareholders concerned over the South Africa issue have at times resulted in disclosure of additional information and have exposed management to alternative viewpoints...