Word: insurrectionism
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On dealing with Colombia's guerrillas. The traditional Latin American response to guerrillas is a military one. We are trying to change that. On March 30, the (Moscow-lining) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (F.A.R.C.) will formally constitute themselves as a political party. They are opting for the path of...
Other people feel that the present lottery system, which has been statistically shown to lead to a certain degree of homogeneity within the different houses, is antithetical to Harvard's stated goal of providing a liberal education for its students. For them, the results of the poll will be virtually...
Initially, the ostensible reason for funding the contras was to stanch the flow of aid that Nicaragua supplied to rebels in El Salvador. Now the objectives are diffuse: by keeping the Sandinistas off balance, the insurrection may soften them up to make political concessions. Yet concessions require serious negotiations and...
Answering this question has divided the Latin American church. The struggle harks back to 1968, when the second Latin American Bishops' Conference met in Medellin, Colombia. A liberal minority at the conference won approval of a series of documents supporting the church's newly stated "preferential option for the poor...
Last week, even as India went into mourning, Sikh communities both in Punjab and overseas made the mistake of rejoicing openly at Mrs. Gandhi's demise. The Sikhs were understandably angry over the storming of the Golden Temple and the continuing presence of troops in Punjab, though it is not...