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President Reagan still marches to a different martial drumbeat from the vast majority of Americans when he insists the pace of his record military buildup must not be slowed and the U.S. needs more nuclear weapons. Still, with the glaring exception of the homeless MX missile, Reagan is making significant progress in his drive to reshape public opinion on military matters. A surprising 39% of Americans even agree with the President's totally unsupported contention that the U.S. nuclear-freeze movement, which won impressive victories at the polls in eight states in November, is led by people who have...
First came the good news: the state of martial law that was imposed by General Wojciech Jaruzelski exactly one year earlier would be suspended by year's end. But then, as Jaruzelski proceeded with his nationwide television address, came the bitter reality: the government was preparing new laws that would, if anything, further restrict the freedom of Poles...
POLAND Low Hopes Martial law in all but name
...weeks Poland's ruling junta has been dropping hints that it might lift martial law this week on the first anniversary of the military crackdown. But as Dec. 13 approached, the official propaganda machine began to sound a decidedly cautious note. Newspapers ran interviews with "average" Poles who expressed concern that it might be too soon to ease security measures. The government freed 32 imprisoned Solidarity activists from the Warsaw area, but suggested that many union leaders still behind bars (an estimated 300) would stay there. A front-page headline in a Warsaw daily seemed...
...special session of parliament, scheduled to begin deliberations this week, will have to decide what to do about martial law, but it looks as if General Wojciech Jaruzelski intends to lift it in name only. The government will still be able to imprison opponents without trial, militarize industry and ban unauthorized public gatherings. Said a Western diplomat: "The whole exercise is primarily for propaganda purposes, but I am not sure if it is intended more for the Polish people or for Western governments...