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...government has a history of supporting nations that blatantly disregard the human rights of their citizens. From Chile to Greece to Indonesia, we have provided military aid to governments that crush political dissent and brutally repress populist movements. All across the globe, American-made tear gas and riot-control vehicles have been used to disperse peaceful demonstrations. American made rifles, explosives and tank have been accessory to the murder of innocent people who dare to criticize their governments and to the ousting of democratically elected officials. Clinton's new policy would jeopardize the freedom and safety of dissidents and threaten...
Whatever the motive, the Pentagon and its suppliers are coming up with innovative ways to keep factories humming. The Air Force, for example, wants to sell some 300 used F-16s to such countries as Indonesia, Morocco, the Philippines and others that cannot afford new ones. It will then use the $2 billion profit from the sales to buy 75 new F-16s for itself. The McDonnell Douglas Corp. is helping Kuwait sell its fleet of A-4 attack planes, hoping that Kuwait will use the proceeds to buy the company's F-18s and AH-64 helicopters...
Though halfway around the globe at an Asian economic summit in Indonesia, President Clinton wasn't neglecting domestic politics. In the wake of sweeping Republican victories in this month's elections, the President again let it be known that he hoped to cooperate with the G.O.P. bipartisan measures like welfare reform, the line-item veto and tax and spending cuts. Amid signs of Republican chafing in the Senate, he once more called on Hill leaders to approve the gatt treaty at the post-Thanksgiving lame-duck session of Congress...
Leaders of the 18 nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including President Clinton, met in Indonesia and agreed to work to create a gigantic free-trade zone by 2020. The accord, without any specific details, aims to spur growth in the region, which already accounts for half the world economy...
...resolve. In most of Asia, factory workers have traditionally put in long hours for low wages and that, in fact, is why American enterprises have moved in. There is no consensus on what a fair wage might be (base pay runs as low as $1.75 a day in Indonesia), nor on the degree to which U.S. firms should challenge their host governments or support their workers in seeking political freedoms and the right to form unions. "Wages are only a small part of it," says a trade unionist in Jakarta. "What's important is that the workers have their dignity...