Word: graff
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...democratic transition." Kabila once was friendly with Tshisekedi and his opposition party. But as the rebels advance south towards Lubumbashi and the mineral-rich Shaba region, their leader simply has no more need for a friend in the government. "Kabila holds absolutely all the cards," says TIME's Peter Graff. "Opposition or not, Tshisekedi is still a member of the Kinshasa political elite, and though he has some popular support, Kabila doesn't owe him anything and has no reason to be impressed with this offer." Though government and rebel representatives began arriving today in South Africa for talks aimed...
...rebels, it now appears that the country's army has recruited some outside help of its own. The unnamed official insists that uniformed men filmed by television crews last week alongside Zairian soldiers actually are technicians hired by Zaire to service the army's equipment. But TIME's Peter Graff reports that diplomatic sources have confirmed that the 280 or so "white guys with guns" are indeed mercenaries, led by a Belgian named Christian Taverniers. Taverniers told the Belgian newspaper Le Soir on Monday that his group had "not yet fired a single shot," despite Kinshasa's claims that...
...after four months abroad, no one seems to know what awaits the ailing President. A heavily armed convoy escorted Mobutu to one of his residences at Camp Tashatshi military base."This is certainly a significant event, but signifying what, no one is really sure," says TIME's Peter Graff. Sources say that Mobutu has weeks, possibly months, to live, but if he has an agenda for his last days other than trying to fight off prostate cancer, he isn't saying. Government officials say Mobutu's return will revitalize the army and restore Zairian pride, and turn the tide against...
...General Motors, and is especially threatening to workers already faced with cutbacks in the post-Cold War defense industry. "With the dramatic cutbacks in defense spending over the past few years, a company like McDonnell Douglas needs to be as supple as it can," says TIME's James Graff. "It affords a company much more flexibility if it can use smaller, non-union companies to make parts and tools that it doesn't need made all the time...
...machinists, this strike might be a last stand. Even if the two sides are able to reach an agreement in this dispute, Graff reports that the outlook for defense contractors like McDonnell Douglas is worsening as foreign countries develop their own competing products. "In Europe, where the U.S. aviation industry controls about one-third of the market, countries are starting to get together and build more planes on their own," Graff notes. "Overseas buyers are gradually trying to wean themselves from the American market." -->