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...Maria read to Mexican reporters a communique, supposedly from Marcos, that said the Zapatistas were willing to negotiate, ``but it is necessary that the government takes out its troops first.'' Government officials, relying on information from a defector known as Subcomandante Daniel, who is being held in a maximum-security prison near Mexico City, insist that the movement is made up of a mere 130 ``professionals'' and 500 militiamen and is being torn by dissension over Marcos' allegedly authoritarian ways. If encircled and forced to hide in the jungle long enough, military planners think, disheartened Zapatistas will give...
Both operas are helped by solid productionvalues. The costumes and props are effective,achieving a maximum effect with minimal means. Thespatial organization of the stage is intelligent.In La Rondine especially, the dual centersof action reinforce the parallel plot development...
...finally in court. Clean-shaven and smiling, Yousef wore a pressed suit and silver tie. He refused a translator, waived his right to have his 11-count indictment read, and replied ``Not guilty'' when the judge asked him for his plea. He was then led back to his maximum-security cell. The capture of Yousef and the admissions of Siddig Ali will bring to an end the case of the Tower bombing. But it may not answer the nagging questions of just who were their sponsors and whether they intend to strike again...
Little surprise then that the IMF is still hesitating. The Duma's preliminary approval of a budget with a deficit of $18 billion--7.7% of GDP--exceeds the maximum acceptable to the IMF as a condition for its loans. The imf also wants changes in oil policy to bring about more realistic domestic-energy pricing, but continues to be thwarted by a government leery of any moves that will burden industry and force unemployment to rise. Even the central bank is failing to toe the line. It had promised to stop fueling inflation by lending indiscriminately to the government...
Although his client was expecting to serve aprison sentence, Lawson asked that the court notsend him to a maximum-security prison where hemight become a hardened criminal...