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...already be too late. Junta President José Napoleon Duarte has firmly stated that there are no negotiating points with the guerrillas, and that the people should decide what kind of government they want in "free and honest elections," now scheduled for 1982-83. Duarte insists that his government's program of social reforms, especially land reform, will continue to erode support of the guerrillas...
...pile into a van for the next leg of the trip to El Arish. The tarmac has long ago been chewed up by Israeli armor. It leads to a moonscape of sand dunes that over the centuries has been traversed by Pharaonic armies, Roman legions, Crusaders and even Napoleon's troops. For vast stretches the only signs of life are camels and goats foraging for shrubs...
...start with the facts. Since 1932, when the Salvadorean military quelled protests for a minimum wage by killing 30,000 peasants and workers, the people have lived under authoritarian rule. The present junta, presided over by Jose Napoleon Duarte, took power when a group of young army officers got rid of the right-wing government of General Carlos Romero in 1979. The new junta, however, began to disintegrate just three months later when every civilian cabinet member resigned in opposition to the military's domination of government. Many of those disenchanted civilians joined the forces of the Revolutionary Democratic Front...
...fraternity also sent letters of apology to students who discovered lambs' heads, Napoleon added, denying that leaflets were attached to the heads and calling the incident separate from the anti-gay rally...
...Napoleon said the leaflets contained quotes fraternity members made up, including one attributed to President Bok saying, "Homosexuals at Harvard? No way, it's just not preppy...