Word: ils
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...blame, although NATO officials, the U.S. and France have said that their aircraft could not have been involved. Zanone's cautious denial, coupled with the fact that key evidence has already been destroyed, prompted press speculation that a government cover-up may have taken place. Commented the Rome daily Il Messaggero: "It's no certainty that we will ever know who did it, but it is certain that there was an air chase." Someone, the newspaper added, has concealed the truth...
...playful, crafty and subtle sexuality Although not an overly powerful soprano, the beauty of Davidson's tone as well as her careful musical phrasing was more than able to compensate for her occasional lack of projection Susanna's most memorable aria, coming late in the fourth act ("Giunse alfin il momento che godro senza affanno"--"At last the moment is near when carefree I shall exult") was quite beautiful and an exercise in difficult stage acting as well. Nelman's Figaro was an equally dashing figure with a formidable presence...
...Korean peninsula. For 20 years, Moscow and Beijing have vied for the position of First Friend to North Korea -- each trying to outdo the other in supporting its tyrannical leader, Kim Il Sung, 76. The result has been that North Korea has been under little or no pressure to moderate its attitude toward South Korea. Given Kim Il Sung's desire to unify Korea under his own brutal leadership, progress may be impossible until he passes from the scene. But even Kim, a pure Stalinist, has shown a willingness to open more lines of communication with Seoul, and South Korean...
...dinosaur among despots, Stroessner ruled with absolute authority longer than any other leader in the Western hemisphere and was second only to North Korea's Kim Il Sung as the world's most durable dictator. After sweeping to power in a military coup in 1954, Stroessner nominated himself President, then engineered his pro forma re-election seven times. Despite sporadic challenges to his rule, the patriarch faced no serious opposition. Unlike many countries in the Americas, landlocked Paraguay has no tradition of democracy...
...Panmunjom on Feb. 8 to discuss arrangements for a meeting between Prime Minister Yon Hyong Muk and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Young Hoon. Seoul had proposed such a meeting last year, hoping for an eventual summit between South Korean President Roh Tae Woo and North Korean President Kim Il Sung...