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...supporters set up two splinter groups that are just as radical: the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, headed by Naif Hawatmeh, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, led by Ahmed Jibril. Both also enjoy strong support from Syria. Other groups include the Libyan-and Iraqi-backed Popular Struggle Front and Saiqa, a guerrilla force that serves practically as a division of the Syrian army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great P.L.O. Juggling Act | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

...later rejected the idea for fear that it would cause panic among the dispirited troops. As conditions deteriorated, he says, Menendez "seemed to shrink five centimeters every day." Faced with a severe equipment shortage, Galtieri reveals that he bought ten Mirage jets from Peru, then cut a deal with Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi for the delivery of five Boeings loaded with materiel. Galtieri also admits what everyone has suspected all along: he did not resign voluntarily after the debacle. His fellow generals forced him to quit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Argentina: Searching for a Scapegoat | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

...seen comics perform on television and I always wondered what I would do if I were there," he said. The Matthews Hall resident will perform a game show spoof and a parody of a Libyan defense department briefing he auditioned earlier this month...

Author: By Betsy Silver, | Title: Harvard Comedians Garner T.V. Slot | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

Pistelli presented a standup routine on growing up with a Jewish mother and an Italian father. Danby performed a Star Trek parody and Kjellgren a mock quiz program and a spoof briefing on Libyan weaponry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rising Stars | 3/25/1983 | See Source »

Tannoury insisted to TIME last week that the Libyan offer was genuine. He admitted that he "has made an arrangement" to pay Pharaon at least $14 million, which would seem to cover the sheik's investment. The dispute, Tannoury claimed, had resulted only from a misunderstanding between his and Pharaon's subordinates. Pharaon was not talking, and last week his lawyers said that he would not press legal charges against Tannoury. The victim seemed as worried about his reputation as his money, and with good reason. His brother Ghaith is a prominent Middle Eastern financier, and their father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Switzerland: Sheik Down | 3/21/1983 | See Source »

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