Word: kraar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rich fields. Already Suharto's anticorruption commission has closeted itself for hours with Sutowo, digging into his use of Pertamina funds to expand his own influence and wealth. "I am convinced I have done nothing wrong," insisted General Sutowo in an interview with TIME Correspondent Louis Kraar. "Everybody is talking about corruption, and if you asked them what they mean, they don't know...
Publicly at least, the Cambodians insist that they do not want the South Vietnamese roaming around their country indefinitely. Cambodia's Deputy Premier Prince Sirik Matak, who with Premier Lon Nol and Foreign Minister Yem Sambour formed the troika that ousted Prince Norodom Sihanouk, told TIME Correspondent Louis Kraar: "After the sanctuaries are destroyed and after the end of June, we do not want foreign troops on our soil. It will be our task to chase the Communists away...
...captured in recent days speak of plans for a pro-Sihanouk "war of liberation" in the northeast. French plantation managers report that Communists are recruiting some plantation workers and arming civilians. Still, allied units have yet to encounter any "guerrillas" in Cambodia. As Sirik Matak told TIME'S Kraar: "There are no signs of a civil war in Cambodia, no signs at all." There is some question, besides, about the genuine enthusiasm in Peking and Hanoi for setting up and supporting a puppet government. Lon Nol disclosed last week that secret Chinese emissaries tried to strike a deal with...
From previous sessions with U.S. intelligence officers, Clark provided a description of the enemy's COSVN (Central Office for South Viet Nam) headquarters. Meanwhile, from Phnom-Penh, Veteran Far East Correspondent Louis Kraar cabled an analysis of the political repercussions in the Cambodian capital. South Viet Nam Correspondent Jim Willwerth described the military situation from his side of the line. In Saigon, Bob Anson pieced together a narrative of the events that led to the historic commitment. Burt Pines was already trailing Vietnamese armored units in his TIME & LIFE Jeep. As troops rolled into Prasaut, 20 miles across...
...Iwama, who has been a member of the Tokyo bureau for 20 years, and of Chang, a mere neophyte of nine years with TIME. Iwama specialized in Japan's industrial and business growth while Chang reported on cultural and social patterns. And Far East Correspondent Louis Kraar provided an overview of the Japanese abroad. Says Reingold: "We got excellent cooperation from almost everyone involved. Their punctuality was incredible, at least to me, after having worked in Africa and Latin America. One difficulty is that many Japanese can be too convincingly self-deprecating. They are just too good at telling...