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When Arturo Tolentino seized the Manila Hotel last year in what was to become the first of many coup attempts, the press praised Aquino's leniency in dealing with the rebels, who were let free. But in successive coup attempts it has become clear that Aquino's justice is not leniency, but impotence. The leader of the latest coup attempt, "Gringo" Honasan, is still at large in central Luzon with several hundred troops. While the government has been unable to bring him to justice, CBS news has found him easy to locate--and has conducted interviews with...
Smart U.S. politicians have long known the value of belonging to the "Three-I League," that elite union of travelers who have pressed the flesh in Ireland, Italy and Israel. Today the shrewd officeholder joins the "Triple-M Society," with its itinerary of foreign policy hot spots: Moscow, Manila and Managua. Lately the congressional congestion in Managua and vicinity has become particularly acute. No sooner had Robert Dole and four other Republican Senators checked out of the Nicaraguan capital last week, after some verbal sparring with President Daniel Ortega Saavedra, than Democratic Senator Tom Harkin checked in for a high...
...promoting economic recovery were sidetracked by last month's uprising. Meanwhile, rumors are swirling that Honasan is planning to launch another takeover attempt, this time using tanks under his command. And late last week, Communist guerrillas waged a heated battle with government troops + just 30 miles away from Manila. Aquino is likely to find that keeping Arroyo in the Cabinet could make her life more difficult -- but that dropping him may not make things much easier...
...issue that Aquino must quickly face is the fate of 1,000 captured rebels being detained aboard naval vessels in Manila Bay. Participants in the four previous uprisings against her have generally been let off lightly, but U.S. officials are counseling firmness this time. "Heads have to roll," says a Pentagon official. Already the President may be wavering. The government even seemed to be backing off from its earlier order to shoot Honasan on sight. And though she had earlier said the time for reconciliation had passed, last week Aquino almost seemed to be providing alibis for many...
With military helicopters unsuccessfully fanning through the countryside for a sign of him, Honasan proved that even in hiding he can send jitters through Manila. The city's booming stock exchanges opened for the first time since the coup attempt and fell sharply. Hearing rumors of new revolts and troop movements, Congress nervously adjourned. Officials fear that Honasan may continue to discomfort the government simply by leaking wild tales to the city's circulation-mad newspapers. Late last week Honasan released a taped message calling the mutiny's toll "regrettable and inexcusable" but claiming that the rebels had pulled their...