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Last week, the Labor Party filed its first motion of no confidence against the new government, specifically aimed at its economic and financial policies. Thatcher won that test easily because of her party's 43-seat House of Commons majority. But that was only the initial skirmish. The Prime Minister insisted a year ago that the British economy could not be turned around without many tough, unpopular decisions. No Mary Poppins with a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, once in office she quickly cut spending, lifted interest rates and reduced income taxes, but raised sales...
...that the Soviets thought they would improve their situation by invading, then they have miscalculated." So said a State Department analyst last week, commenting on the murky troubles that Moscow may be facing in Afghanistan. Some of the estimated 90,000 Soviet troops in the country fought a fierce skirmish with defecting units of the Afghan army; others were apparently killed or wounded by rebel snipers, not only in the mountain passes but also reportedly in Kabul and other cities. There were unconfirmed rumors from the Afghan capital of widespread looting by Soviet troops, and even of gunfights involving Cabinet...
...last May's national election, Britain's Labor Party has been continuously torn by an internal struggle for power between its left wing and a moderate-to-right contingent headed by former Prime Minister James Callaghan. Last week Labor's left won another round in the skirmish, but in so doing raised anew the prospect of a permanent split in the party, which could come as early as the annual conference at Blackpool next fall...
...been mustered from bases throughout the Soviet Union; they carried an airborne division from near Moscow and support troops from Turkestan. On Dec. 27, Russian airborne troops stormed the Darulaman Palace. Amin was captured and shot, along with some of his relatives. The only other serious clash was a skirmish outside Radio Afghanistan, just across from the U.S. embassy. In both fights, Afghan troops loyal to Amin resisted as best they could and inflicted about 250 casualties, but they were no match for the Soviets. By the next day, Dec. 28, the capital was entirely in Soviet hands. Amin, whom...
...sustain simultaneously a war in Europe and a minor contingency in the Middle East or outside of Europe." Nunn was referring to the official U.S. doctrine of having the resources to fight 1½ wars at the same time: a major confrontation with the Soviets in Europe, plus a regional skirmish. Said Nunn: "In the category of tank ammunition designed specifically to destroy other tanks, the Army has on hand about one-fourth of the requirement postulated by the Department of Defense for sustained combat in Europe." In addition, he said, the service is short almost 60,000 wheeled vehicles "required...