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...which Gemayel had agreed in principle before leaving for Damascus. In return Assad was prepared to support Gemayel's continuation in office, albeit within a restructured Lebanese political system that would give more power to the Druze and Shi'ite Muslim opposition groups that have been wreaking havoc in the streets of Beirut...
...Arab pressure due to their dependence on oil the African states ultimately expelled the Israeli advisors during the late 60's and early '70s. The oil-producing Arab states repaid their African friends by raising oil prices by 1000 per cent during the Yom Kippur War, thus unleashing havoc on most Third World economies Money originally allocated for agricultural and industrial projects had to be suddenly diverted to meet soaring energy bills. The consequence of OPEC's banditry is the setback of the development process by at least a decade. The world refused to blame the Arab dominated OPEC...
...comic havoc of Noises Off means peril at every step for the actors. Says Garber, who somersaults down a flight of stairs into a pratfall every night: "I still say a little prayer each time I begin...
...fact is, it's hard to know just what to do when you call yourself a liberal and are living in the United States in the 1980s, witnessing years of havoc being wreaked on your ideals by a wave of politicians called the New Right. Every week, Mark Alan Stamaty provides those of the old left with a refuge in the only thing they have left to do: laugh...
...reopen. Bread was scarce but, miraculously, fresh flowers were on sale again. As a Western resident remarked, "The Lebanese at least have savoir-faire, if no common sense." The sound of tinkling glass could be heard on many streets as residents cleaned up after the week's havoc. Along the Corniche, as U.S. Marines in battle dress watched impassively, fishermen and swimmers were out early in the brilliant sunshine, demonstrating the extraordinary resilience of the city once again. -By William E. Smith. Reported by William Stewart and Roberto Suro Beirut