Word: mitterrand
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George Bush uses much more upbeat language, of course. So do Mikhail Gorbachev, Francois Mitterrand and other leaders of the coalition. And it is true that no one has edged away from the central demand: Iraq must get out of Kuwait. But whether, and to what extent, the other members will continue to back American ideas on how to achieve that goal -- especially as Washington comes closer and closer to converting what has always been an implicit threat of war to a very explicit one -- remains uncertain...
Premier Michel Rocard, pressured by President Francois Mitterrand to buy peace with the demonstrators, allotted $900 million, most of it earmarked for the renovation of run-down school buildings. Though some protesters were still unhappy, student representative Cecile Amar, 19, hailed it as a "great victory...
...second of two excerpts from An American Life, former President Reagan recalls the sorrow and the pity of Lebanon and how his efforts to bring home the hostages went wrong when Oliver North and John Poindexter tried to help. -- Prince Charles and the tea bag.-- Pinning down Madame Mitterrand. -- Valedictory...
This line is an article of faith in much of the Arab world, and portions of it are echoed at times outside. Thus French President Francois Mitterrand, plugging for an international conference on the Middle East, asserted last week, "One cannot seek to defend ((international)) law in one place and neglect it in another...
...meantime, to make the center hold, several governments are stressing the need for an international conference to address the Arab-Israeli conflict, a proposal the U.S. supports but only if it follows an Iraqi withdrawal. French President Francois Mitterrand said last week that events had given a "new actuality" to the notion of a conference. Meeting with Saddam in Baghdad two weeks ago, Soviet envoy Yevgeni Primakov dangled the possibility of a Middle East conference -- with both Soviet and U.S. participation -- if the Iraqi leader left Kuwait. Though there was no evidence whatsoever that Moscow's offer had Washington...