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...Many reporters were considered for the award," said Lipinski. "But what distinguished this group was the persistence and bravery shown in the face of narco-terrorism...
...event may be over, Fukuyama depicts whatever troubles lie ahead as little more than nuisances, devoid of ideological content and context, therefore lacking historical standing. That notion adds insult to the injuries of the masses starving in Africa and Asia, the basement dwellers of Beirut and the victims of narco-terror in Latin America. While the prospects for capitalism and democracy may look pretty good from Japan, Italy, Holland and France, where translations of Fukuyama's article will soon appear, they are less bright in places like Peru and Bangladesh -- and even Mexico and Israel...
...along with hundreds of lower-ranking but still prominent jurists. Expand the list of victims to include Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates, both slain, and Amy Carter, kidnaped and held briefly as a warning to authorities who might get tough with the narco-barons. And then the grand climax: the 1987 assassination of George Bush, murdered at a campaign rally just as he had become the favorite to be elected President the following year...
...swamp and jungle, Trinidad is not a major cocaine center. Some locals are bitter that more modern cities farther south are siphoning off the side benefits of the cocaine trade. "Five years ago half the hotels and restaurants were filled year round with narco traffickers," sighs Jorge Lorgio Zambrana, 48, a hotel owner. "Now I guess they go to fancier places." Lorgio Zambrana is cynical about the operation. "We have a saying here: When you trim grass, it grows in more abundantly than before...
Advanced Systems. Though still a relatively new development, R-Nav gear already is available in varying degrees of complexity and cost. For small craft, there is relatively inexpensive (about $2,000) gear, like Narco's Freeflight courseline computer, that makes continuous calculations of distance and direction to the next waystation. On a higher level, there are systems like Omnitrac, made by Britain's Decca Navigator Co. and tested successfully on Eastern's Washington-New York-Boston shuttle. It not only gives the pilot the required altitude for his flight path but also displays his plane...