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...Henry Kissinger, among others, that the European Communists' vaunted independence from Moscow is untested, to say the least. Carrillo maintains that "Eurocommunism is a reality." While in the U.S., he will have a chance to explain some of the contradictions in his doctrine: how, for instance, he can profess a commitment to democracy while also insisting on "the possibility of reaching power by revolutionary means." To satisfy his U.S. audiences, Carrillo may need the persuasive powers of a St. Paul...
...first of these traditions is the circumambulation of the Ka'ba. Starting at a certain corner, the worshipper completes seven rounds while reciting prayers, calling for mercy and forgiveness and professing total submission to God. Hundreds of thousands of people flow in circles around the Ka'ba each day and night during the whole year, for this practice is not limited to the period of the pilgrimage. During the night the crowds thin out and the worshipper can pray in close vicinity to the Ka'ba. Moslems sit under the endless arches of the mosque reading the Koran, but starting...
Events are anxiously watched by the French, Italian and Spanish Communist parties, which profess to favor a thoroughgoing democratic pathway to power. But they can hardly claim democratic credentials unless they are unreservedly outspoken about repression in Communist countries. ("They have yet to show proof of their alleged democratic spirit," says Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky.) On the other hand, going too far in condemning Moscow and other Communist capitals could make them seem traitors to the Communist cause. Early this month, Italian Party Chief Enrico Berlinguer, addressing 3,000 workers in Milan, stressed "our criticism of certain 'authoritarian features...
...denied responsibility, though most white Rhodesians felt the Front-or some segment of it-was implicated. Blaming guerrillas whom he did not identify, the black Archbishop of Salisbury, the Most Rev. Patrick Chakaipa, called the mass murder "an evil act that makes a mockery of the ideals these people profess to serve." In Rhodesia, as in South Africa, the Catholics have often opposed the ruling white regime but nonetheless have been caught in the crossfire. Only two months ago, a retired bishop, a priest and a nun were slain on a remote Rhodesian road by a lone guerrilla...
...Carter's accomplishment in making himself a national figure is formidable. Yet, neither candidate has a passionate following, defined a single overriding issue. If the number of undecided voters remains high, it might be less a matter of boredom than of confusion. When in doubt, it is easier to profess that it does not matter than to admit to indecision...