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That stark announcement crushed the last hope that Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, could move easily toward democracy. Since the overthrow of Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier in February 1986, the nation has been ruled by an army-dominated provisional government headed by Lieut. General Henri Namphy. The 22 months of military rule, though, have been a period of unrest, as the country stood on the brink of anarchy. In some areas law and order have virtually broken down, and an estimated 500 people have been killed in random and often gruesome violence. At the same time...
...capture is a victory in President Corazon Aquino's drive against the Communist-led guerrillas. Rivera is one of the N.P.A.'s experts in political assassination and a veteran of its 19-year war. In another small success for Aquino, Lieut. Colonel Roberto Navida, 38, surrendered to the government. Navida had helped Colonel Gregorio ("Gringo") Honasan mount the failed August coup against Aquino and then had gone into hiding with...
...Nixon White House in 1972, Colin Powell came to the attention of two emerging bureaucratic stars: Caspar Weinberger and Frank Carlucci, director and deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Powell was recruited into their inner circle, and has risen with his bosses ever since. Last week Lieut. General Powell, 50, took another large step upward, succeeding Carlucci to become Ronald Reagan's sixth National Security Adviser...
...filled the air. Duvalier's departure ended 28 years of totalitarian rule and brought hope to Haitians that the military, which helped bring down the dictator, would cooperate in rebuilding their impoverished country. Today, however, despair and confusion once again grip Haiti. The three-man provisional government headed by Lieut. General Henri Namphy is worse than ineffectual; the elections scheduled for next month threaten to turn into a sham; and the forces of order, as in Duvalier's days, continue to terrorize the people...
Hall, 29, an occasional model, won national attention during the Iran- contra hearings as the loyal secretary who helped Marine Lieut. Colonel Oliver North shred documents. She later landed on a Barbara Walters special and, while refusing tawdry offers and showing no tasteless impatience, has enlisted the William Morris Agency to represent her. She would like to latch onto an on-the-air TV job. "If I don't try this," Hall explains, "I might regret...