Word: rebel
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...part because of pressure from the Bush Administration, which is concerned that Chamorro's inauguration may be derailed by the contras' intransigence, the rebel leaders are trying to appear reasonable. They have said they are willing to dismantle their forces, and though they talk of the need to "demilitarize" Nicaragua, they have dropped their initial condition that the Sandinista People's Army disarm simultaneously. Insists the group's chief negotiator, Oscar Sobalvarro: "The only thing that interests our people is to be able to go back without reprisals...
...edge in the imminent bargaining. At the Pentagon, a Navy captain insisted that Philippine officials "have cried wolf one time too often" over Subic and that the U.S. might pull out. Aquino, who was saved from a military coup last December when U.S. jet fighters from Clark kept rebel air power grounded, caught a lot of domestic heat over her dependence on the U.S. She may have used Cheney's visit to show some distance. While the U.S. bases are often picketed by leftists, polls show that a majority of Filipinos want them to stay. They provide 68,000 Filipino...
...pullback comes at a hazardous time for President Mengistu Haile Mariam, who continues to battle Eritrean secessionists in the north and two rebel armies in Tigre province. As Soviet aid withers, Arab countries are increasing their military and economic assistance to the Eritreans, who claim to be running up military gains. In search of a new patron, Mengistu re-established diplomatic relations with Israel last November after a 16-year hiatus. Now dozens of Ethiopian officers are being trained in Israel, which is also providing Mengistu with small arms...
...United Nations. He has embarked on reforms that include support for a market-based economy. Najibullah's homage to glasnost has included the opening of an Islamic university and publication of a list of Afghans killed by his hard-line predecessors. And he has reached out to rebel mujahedin factions with moderate proposals that offer a degree of self-rule, even though important insurgent leaders so far are not buying. Be that as it may, a Soviet diplomat in New Delhi says Najibullah has shown himself to be in step with President Mikhail Gorbachev's new thinking...
Last week the former rebels received pardons from the Superior Tribunal of Bogota for the two incidents, and the panel promised similar documents for 33 other M-19 members. Still, neither rebel leader stands much chance of winning election...