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...heart of the drama is the question of what is better for Algeria's democratic aspirations: a military intervention that claims to safeguard democratic ideals by robbing fundamentalists of electoral victory, or the full play of the electoral process, which risks empowering radical fundamentalists who might prove antagonistic to the give-and-take of democracy. After the F.I.S. swept the first round of voting on Dec. 26, the military was hardly alone in its fears that the fundamentalists might wield their legislative clout to impose an Islamic republic. Nearby African and Arab states breathed a sigh of relief after...
...STATEHOODERS pledged, if elected in 1992, to offer a referendum solely around the question of statehood--there-by disregarding the island's commonwealth tradition and pro-independence sentiment. The statehooders claim that commonwealth status can serve as a route to independence. But provisions in the law were offered to safeguard both our American citizenship and the permanency of our association with the United States...
...jury's decision to convict military officers for politically motivated murders is a first for El Salvador. But the country's justice system remains shaky. The identities of the five jury members were kept secret to safeguard them against possible retribution. And the presiding judge plans to leave the country after the sentencing next month. As for the convicted felons, their time behind bars may be short: President Alfredo Cristiani has not ruled out a possible amnesty...
...lose, reporters often become gun-shy. The San Francisco Chronicle's Erin Hallissy has been in and out of court for five years to safeguard notes she made of her jailhouse meeting with an accused multiple murderer when she worked for the nearby Contra Costa Times. She says, "In interviews like that, I think, 'Do I really want to get myself involved?' " Serrano says whether or not he was chilled, his sources were. "My phone calls weren't returned...
...center, at Bangor Air National Guard Base in Maine, will continue operating, but on a part-time basis. "I think it's better than nothing," says Republican Senator William Cohen of Maine, who lobbied to keep the Bangor radar working. But he expects it to provide only a minimal safeguard. U.S. military officials insist, however, that the country will not be caught with its guard down. The Pentagon plans to rely more on its vast network of sensors and intelligence operations to protect North America against the possibility of a Soviet air attack...