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The mishandling of Cortez has already overshadowed all the gestures of goodwill exchanged by President Reagan and Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado in Washington three weeks ago. It has also highlighted the dangers that DEA agents face in Mexico, where police officers often regard their undercover allies from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico the Hunters Become the Hunted | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

In the face of such problems, Washington has been considering pulling its agents out of Mexico altogether, and some Mexicans have indicated that they would not be sorry to see them go. "Mexico forcefully rejects any attempt to violate its sovereignty in the pursuit of narcotics traffickers," said Senate Leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico the Hunters Become the Hunted | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

Instead of the goodwill gesture, the government released a list of 8,551 people who have been arrested since the current state of emergency was declared on June 12. Some critics claimed that the real number of detainees was closer to 12,000, but the official figure was high enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Terrifying Indictment | 9/1/1986 | See Source »

Atlanta Yachtsman and Cable-TV Magnate Ted Turner has often sailed daringly close to the wind, sometimes taking a soaking. In 1985 he failed to carry off a $5.4 billion takeover of CBS on behalf of his flagship Turner Broadcasting System, only to bob back seven months later by taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sailing Close to the Wind | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

In announcing last week's dismal performance figures, TBS accountants tried hard to get out all the bad news at once. Their financial statement included $26 million in loss provisions for the ill-starred Goodwill Games, which had ended less than four weeks earlier. Turner noted that while his losses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sailing Close to the Wind | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

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