Word: sided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ravine the sky is overcast, and rain appears imminent. Two women emerge from a red Datsun pickup parked under the railroad trestle. A golden retriever stands guard by their side. Victoria Cross, 36, pulls on a long, flowing green-velvet mask that is sewn to a wrangler's hat. The mask has many gourds hanging from it. Sherie Hartle, 35, is putting on a white mask that resembles a death's-head. The masks are frightening; they are right out of a peyote dream...
...Iranscam investigations have exposed an explosive side issue: North's efforts to funnel aid to the contras from private sources and other countries. He gave pep talks to private fund raisers like Carl Channell, who were collecting for the cause, and he was involved in overseeing covert arms shipments. Other officials knew of his wide-ranging efforts...
...Brazil faces what are sure to be difficult negotiations on rescheduling its debt payments. Sarney will be under political pressure to take a tough line. Says Brazilian Labor Leader Jair Meneguelli: "You can't fill the bankers' bellies and the people's bellies at the same time." On their side, the creditors may be sympathetic, and if the talks go well, will consider giving Brazil new loans. But their patience will not last indefinitely. Says a U.S. banker based in Sao Paulo: "The banks want Brazil to admit it has problems, show a feasible plan for dealing with them...
Because, say the critics, the contras cannot do the job. They cannot win. How these experts divine the outcome of civil wars is hard to fathom. The contras have more than twice the recruits the Sandinistas had when they overthrew Somoza. Which side is today more popular? It is hard to find out in a dictatorship. But it is worth noting that the Sandinistas have a conscript army, while the contras are a volunteer force...
...well as surveys in the early primary states, show that Kemp still has not united the right wing behind him. As he colors himself in vivid hues of war paint, he also risks scaring offmoderate Republicans and independents. But having made so little progress as the advocate of supply- side economics and a return to the gold standard, Kemp does not have much to lose by changing the subject...