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The ebullient beat of calypso music wafted across the crowded field. Some 40,000 Grenadians waiting for their first words from the President of the United States swayed to the lyrics of the country's most popular ballad. The song, which recounts the landing of U.S. troops on the tiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Grenada, Apocalypso Now | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

In the end, the key to the release seemed to be a most unlikely liberator, Syria's Assad. Though he is an ironfisted dictator and a Soviet ally, Assad has carefully nurtured a reputation as a man who can be relied on to deliver on any deal to which he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Last, the Agony Is Over | 7/8/1985 | See Source »

Liberation theology is a predominantly Roman Catholic movement of theologians and activists who believe that it is the church's duty to work for human rights for the poor and oppressed. Some of its more extreme proponents endorse the concept of Christ as liberator and see their mission in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Retort to Rome | 7/9/1984 | See Source »

Public response in South America to the visit was overwhelmingly positive Uruguayan people shouted "Long live the democratic king!" to the dismay of the country's military government and Venezuela gave him the Bolivar Medal in honor of "the Liberator," Simon Bolivar.

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: King Juan Carlos I of Spain Will Speak at Commencement | 3/2/1984 | See Source »

While reports that Washington is financing counterrevolutionaries to overthrow the Sandinistas abound, Cardenal says he has seen no evidence of this assistance, though he would be happy to have it. But he believes overt aid will be difficult to obtain in the near future because of the negative way in...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: The Trouble With Nicaragua | 4/23/1983 | See Source »

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