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...similarly mutated rat who had once been the pet of a ninja warrior and who continues to tangle with his master's human nemesis, the Shredder. Splinter drills his wards in ninja-fighting techniques and names them after his favorite Renaissance artists: Leonardo (the group's leader), Raphael (the rebel), Michaelangelo (the jokester) and Donatello (the technical whiz). "The characters should have Japanese names, but we knew we couldn't come up with convincing ones, so we decided to go way in the other direction," explains Eastman...
...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...
...reinforced by reports that since the election, the movement's activists have been harassing U.N.O. supporters, issuing death threats and stoning houses. At the same time, the Sandinistas have admitted to handing out truckloads of assault rifles and ammunition to civilians, ostensibly so that they can protect themselves from rebel attacks...
...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...