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...postwar constitution designed to prevent strong government. After Falcone's death in May, Rome issued decrees to punish Mob suspects who refuse to cooperate and gave police expanded powers to make arrests. Last week the Senate converted some of those into law. Borsellino's murder has stirred calls for martial law and a return to the death penalty. While such notions are gaining support, they have no chance of succeeding...
...fledgling Harvard-Radcliffe Kendo Club has received $10,000 from a Japanese bank to purchase the equipment necessary for the practice of the martial art which is also Japan's national sport...
From the moment he appears onstage, uniformed and martial, barking out "Now is the winter of our discontent" with the guttural fury of a drill sergeant, Sir Ian McKellen's Richard III is arrestingly cruel and humorless, all chill and absolutely no charm. Not for him the leisurely glories of the play's language or the seductions of direct address and droll comedy to woo an audience. In a role that can epitomize the concept of the villain one loves to hate, McKellen avoids anything lovable or even approachable. This production, which has won raves from London to Cairo...
...unit commanders, can you, No. 1, ensure the Guard's safety and, No. 2, accomplish your mission?" Guard commanders said they could. Wilson exploded, "Then divide up the f ---ing ammunition and get out there!" Before order was restored, other state officials even considered placing the city under martial law. Meanwhile, the talk in some law-enforcement circles is that if any major urban unrest occurs, Wilson may just skip the frustration and ask for the Marines...
Businessmen hail him as the leader best equipped to guarantee political and economic stability, but critics claim that as former commander of the armed forces, he was at least indirectly responsible for fissures within the military. Ramos' harshest critics are the victims of the Marcos martial-law government. Their accusations of torture and harassment at military hands dogged Ramos throughout the campaign. He portrayed himself as one of the few officers who were able to intervene with Marcos to cut prisoners' sentences. Among the beneficiaries of his intervention was Benigno Aquino, the outgoing President's late husband, who spent...