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...throughout the hemisphere." Alternately evoking that alarming picture and declaring the Administration's commitment to programs of longterm, peaceful economic and social assistance for Central America, Reagan implicitly justified his Administration's policy of CIA-backed warfare against Nicaragua. He summed up his challenge to Congress in martial terms: "Will we support freedom in this hemisphere or not? Will we defend our vital interests in this hemisphere or not? Will we stop the spread of Communism in this hemisphere or not? Will we act while there is still time...
Although most countries' laws against torture are simply not enforced, the practice is in some places not only tolerated but legal. Under Pakistan's Islamic and martial laws, flogging is a common punishment for ordinary criminal acts and political offenses, while amputation is an acceptable penalty for thieves. In Iran, stoning to death is officially sanctioned for certain serious offenses...
...well-oiled Marcos machine launch the election campaign of its Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (K.B.L.) Party. But the elections to be held on May 14 seem unlikely to be conducted in the hollow style to which the island republic is accustomed: for the first time since Marcos declared martial law in 1972, the Philippines has a free, frank opposition to the government. The shocking, still unresolved assassination of exiled Opposition Leader Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino last August has succeeded in reawakening a long-silent populace and galvanizing the opposition. Now the anti-Marcos forces have high hopes of increasing the number...
...news that General Wojciech Jaruzelski, the Polish leader, had declared a "military government of national salvation," suspended the operations of Solidarity, closed the borders, broken communications with the outside world and arrested a large number of citizens. We recognized at once that, for the time being at least, martial law, rather than something worse, had been imposed upon Poland. We had known for many months what we would do in case of direct Soviet intervention-and indeed there had been a good deal of speculation in public about a variety of sanctions-but there was no certain plan of action...
...homily proved to be not only dull but strangely inappropriate. The Cardinal by chance had chosen an awkward time to go away. In the month that he was absent, the Catholic Church in Poland had suddenly faced its most extraordinary external and internal challenges since the end of martial law last July. Externally, the church once again confronted the government of Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski, this time on the removal of crucifixes from state-run school-rooms.* Internally, the church was in considerable turmoil over Glemp's decision last month to silence, with a transfer out of the Warsaw...