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DIED. FRED FRIENDLY, 82, broadcasting pioneer and former president of CBS News whose early documentary work set the standard for journalistic integrity; in New York. Friendly quit CBS when the network ran a repeat of I Love Lucy while NBC broadcast a live Senate hearing on Vietnam. (See EULOGY below...
...billion of that -- but what Annan will want to know is whether any strings will be attached. Last year, Jesse Helms' bid to get $800 million out of his compadres was scuppered by an antiabortion rider in the House. The last thing the secretary general wants is a repeat of that farce. "Other countries in essence provide interest-free loans to cover largely American-created shortfalls," Annan wrote recently in the New York Times. Perhaps he'd have better luck passing the hat back to Ted Turner...
Annan phoned Albright to repeat his assurances and to say that Butler, whom the Iraqis loathe because he will not tolerate their lies and evasions, is still "in charge." Just as important, a professional UNSCOM inspector would head the Special Group team that would actually search for weapons inside the palace compounds. Annan told Albright he had informed the Iraqis that, like it or not, they were "going to have to work with Butler...
During the coming months, scenes like this are likely to repeat themselves many times over. Thanks to El Nino, still more storms are expected to savage California well into spring. Once the weather improves, debris flows will end. But bedrock landslides won't dissipate until the waterlogged hillsides drain. Long after sparkling sunshine has replaced sullen skies, experts warn, Californians are likely to find their property slip-sliding away...
Most importantly, the 2-28 incident reminds us of humanity's capacity for cold-blooded atrocities. 2-28 must be remembered so that history does not repeat itself. Even now, a disturbing number of people have begun to claim that the Holocaust never really happened. The importance of remembering humanity at its worst cannot be stressed enough. But 2-28 is also a symbol for humanity's ability to persevere. In the inspiring courage of many Taiwanese men and women who struggled for freedom and democracy, we may be reminded of the origins of our own democracy here in America...