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...political thinking behind the Left's opposition to the religious Right. Falwell's critics Monday night seemed to be reasoning in the following way: Falwell and his ilk claim to represent the true and original "God-centered" American political creed--to be the Founding Fathers' real heirs. To thwart the appeal of the flag, then, liberals must prove the moral bankruptcy of the nation the flag stand for. This strategy inevitably dissolves a mixture of tasteless religion-baiting and crude anti-Americanism, as shown by the demonstrator's response of "racism" to Falwell's remark that "The Founding Fathers...
...held their 26th meeting to discuss the conditions under which Israel would withdraw its 35,000 troops from Lebanon. They made no substantial progress, and on Thursday U.S. Special Envoy Philip Habib flew back to Washington for consultations. Administration officials charged privately that Israel was stalling in order to thwart any prospect for broader peace talks. Apparently frustrated by Israeli intransigence, and perhaps to give King Hussein some timely encouragement, President Reagan said last week that the U.S. would continue to hold up delivery of 75 F-16 jet fighters to Israel until that country has withdrawn its troops from...
...FACT, Gogol's play is not so neatly consummated; the wedding at the end of The Marriage is director Scott Weiner's addition, borrowed from an earlier Gogol play, The Suitors. Gogol allowed Podkolyossin, still reluctant to marry, to escape out a window; Weiner has the wedding guests thwart his escape and drag him to the altar. The ending is more definite, and therefore more satisfying, particularly for the younger...
Some U.S. experts believe the real aim of the latest F.D.R. and F.M.L.N. offer was to thwart any attempts toward reconciliation. Still, the rebels appear to realize that talks may be inevitable. To enhance their position in any future negotiations, three weeks ago the guerrillas launched a military offensive in El Salvador's northern and eastern regions. They overran five small towns and hamlets, claimed to have killed 189 members of the Salvadoran armed forces and captured, then released, some 90 "prisoners...
...attack against the principal Omani airbase at Thamarit in the desert plain north of Salalah, the capital of the Dhofar. An armored column would need only five hours to reach Thamarit. That threat is one of the many contingencies that the U.S. R.D.F. is meant to deter and to thwart if it ever arises. Therefore the Jade Tiger maneuvers will probably have the U.S. Air Force landing large transports at Thamarit, which has one of the longest runways in the world, and U.S. Navy fighters from aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean may practice missions in support of the Omani...