Word: guerrilla
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Back home in the U.S., meanwhile, the nation was watching endless hours of the television mini-series Amerika, in which Kris Kristofferson played the leader of a guerrilla movement opposing Soviet rule of the U.S. And where was Kris himself last week? Why, at the Moscow bash, listening to Gorbachev's speech. What better way to conquer America than with a peace party...
...trying to make a comeback. Battles raged throughout the week between Amal militiamen and Palestinian fighters. In Beirut a relentless Amal blockade of Palestinian camps forced thousands of starving residents to adopt extreme measures to feed themselves (see box). In southern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes struck Palestinian guerrilla bases outside the port of Sidon...
...Louis, offer off-season stimulation, and Director Peter Sellars has made a reputation scandalizing the bourgeoisie, for example, setting Mozart's Cosi fan tutte in Despina's Coffee Shop. Still, dullness prevails in the largest companies, where opera is viewed as a closed, dead art; innovation is largely a guerrilla endeavor carried on by partisans hiding out in the hills...
Rebel leaders and U.S. embassy officials in the region insist that they favor more coverage, but CIA officers apparently feel different. "There are turf and policy battles going on," says an observer familiar with the guerrilla operation. "The State Department wants to provide access for correspondents because it needs to convince Congress that continued contra funding is worthwhile. The CIA reckons the chances of winning are better without the press looking over its shoulder...
Caught in a crossfire of deceit, red tape, censorship and logistics, truth is usually an early casualty in any war. Guerrilla conflicts are especially difficult to cover, since there are no front lines and battles are usually fleeting. Nonetheless, the secrecy surrounding the contras is both excessive and ill conceived. After all, the Reagan Administration has made the rebel effort a centerpiece of its foreign policy. Congress, which approved $100 million in military aid last summer, is likely to debate the issue of further help later this month. Without extensive and independent reporting about whether the contras are making progress...