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Besides establishing himself as one of the leading spokesmen for theindependence of the university in the face of an encroaching government, Bok made it clear exactly why he believes the rising tide of intervention must soon be stemmed...
...were leading to antagonistic relations with third world countries, since he always spoke in defense, responding to already antagonistic tirades from third world governments. It should be hoped by all that Moynihan's successor will also contribute to bringing about the time, when, in Moynihan's words, "American spokesmen will be feared in international forums for the truths they might tell...
...ABOVE are clearly not the spokesmen of the American military or political establishment, and one would normally dismiss their proposals as insignificant. There are, however, compelling reasons to take them seriously. Not only has the Pentagon been emphasizing preparations for intervention in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean regions over the past few years, but the intervention option has been regularly invoked by the highest US officials in terms obviously aimed at legitimizing...
...December, as Moroccan and Mauritanian occupying forces moved in, guerrillas from an acronymic Algerian-trained liberation group known as the Frente Polisario staged a series of violent clashes and ambushes against both armies. Polisario spokesmen claim to have inflicted particularly heavy losses on Mauritania's tiny (3,800 men) army-219 killed and 37 P.O.W.s. Two weeks ago, Polisario guerrillas downed a Moroccan F-5 fighter flying close cover during a clash between the guerrillas and Mauritanian forces. Meanwhile, Algerian diplomats denounced Moroccan "aggression" in world forums. Some 35,000 Moroccans living in Algeria were deported, and the bulk...
Famine War. The Moslem siege of Damur was part of what the Lebanese call the famine war. It began in early January, when Christian forces blockaded two Palestinian refugee camps, Tal al Zaatar and Jisr al Basha. A third camp, Dbayeh, was attacked and captured last week. Christian spokesmen insist that they were not trying to starve out the 30,000 inhabitants of the camps but simply attempting to pinch off shipments of arms. Many observers in Beirut believe the blockades are intended to dramatize the role the Palestinians play as a "state within a state" in Lebanon while...