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...Noriega Panamanians, refuse to recognize the newly seated government, and turn away any ambassador sent to Washington by the Duque administration. The Administration wants to tighten sanctions, but further economic deterioration might fuel an anti-U.S. backlash. "When have economic sanctions ever toppled a regime?" asks Ambler Moss, a former U.S. Ambassador to Panama...
...Panama's problem is not just Noriega. The general's friends say he is tired of facing down the gringos, but even if he capitulates, there is little evidence that the defense forces plan to retire to the barracks. "For real democracy to take place in Panama," Moss warns, "it will be a long-term workout, a gradual weaning away of the military from direct power." To encourage that, the Bush Administration must enlist Latin American allies. Recourse to the big stick will only sour relations with the region...
...bisexuals at a single clinic tested positive for the virus. In 1988 the figure had dropped below 10%. In San Francisco up to 5,000 people first tested positive for the virus in 1981; last year the number of newly discovered infections was down to about 100. Asserts Andrew Moss, an epidemiologist at the University of California at San Francisco: "The epidemic is all but over with...
...same cannot be said of intravenous drug abusers, who are generally oblivious to educational campaigns about the risk of sharing needles. "Either the message is not getting to them," says Moss, "or it's not getting to them in a way they can understand." Despite the specter of AIDS, the number of addicts is still rising. At drug treatment centers run by New York City's Beth Israel Medical Center, 13% of the patients currently seeking treatment had begun shooting heroin in the past two years. "Given the information that's out there, that's pathetic," says Dr. Stanley Yancovitz...
UTAH Orrin Hatch won in 1976, defeating incumbent Frank Moss. this year he faces Moss' son Brian. same names, same results...