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...Defense Planning and Policy tell TIME that plans are being considered to change Israel's defense structure in response to the intifadeh. One proposal would see the formation of something like a citizens' army--locally based reserve units, manned by townspeople who would quickly counter the threat of Palestinian guerrilla incursions inside Israel. At present, reserve soldiers report to units in bases distant from their homes. In the event of a war, small guerrilla attacks by Palestinians in the center of Israel, where the country is just eight miles wide, could prevent many soldiers from reaching their units for days...
...quid-pro-quo that began with Oslo. Without a peace process to speak of, Arafat will be relegated to an increasingly symbolic role as the center of gravity in Palestinian politics shifts towards those who believe Israel can be driven out of the West Bank and Gaza through protracted guerrilla warfare. And those militants are likely to do their best to "veto" any progress by intensifying their attacks in the coming days and weeks...
...standing could be a lot better. The peace process to which he's devoted himself hasn't yielded much beyond a few prisoner exchanges, and the fact that talks to create a safe zone for the smaller leftist ELN guerrilla movement broke down was taken as a barometer of the fortunes of the peace process...
...green, rich cattle, wheat and tobacco lands of Chinhoyi, 120 km northwest of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, are remembered as the scene of early skirmishes in the black guerrilla war more than two decades ago that ended white rule in what was then Rhodesia. Last week most of the 90 farms around Chinhoyi were deserted. Many had been looted and pillaged by mobs acting with the blessing of President Robert Mugabe. Farm equipment, seed and fertilizer were stolen, and livestock killed or driven into the fields. "I feel as though I've been raped," said a Chinhoyi farmer, surveying...
Xanana Gusm?o, the former guerrilla leader, last week ended months of speculation and announced that he will stand for East Timor's presidency when the country gains full independence next year. With the young nation about to hold its first legislative election, Gusm?o spoke with Time's Phil Zabriskie and Zamira Loebis about the perplexing challenge of achieving a national reconciliation after the turmoil that has accompanied the path to independence...