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...guess. Although the Philippine army seems to have contained the relatively small cadre of Maoist insurgents on Luzon, there was a bloody clash two weeks ago between Marcos' troops and units of the fledgling New People's Army at Marawi in Mindanao, where MoslemChristian sectarian strife could provide a tinderbox for future flare-ups. Marcos has also made some powerful enemies in the past two months, including more than 4,500 civil servants who were fired from their jobs on charges of corruption and disloyalty, and wealthy oligarchs who were financially hurt by the President's economic measures. There...
Olivier's personal diplomatic protection was an unusual but necessary gesture. In the wake of an abortive invasion by exiled Ugandan guerrillas two weeks ago, the country is a tinderbox of tension and fear. The journey to Entebbe Airport 20 miles outside the capital has become a nightmarish gauntlet for the departing Asians, who have been manhandled and robbed by soldiers manning five roadblocks along...
...fear Chinese retaliation against Mongolia and the eastern Soviet borders. The U.S. is also involved in the Balkans through Washington's commitment to help Yugoslavia maintain its nonaligned status. Thus, while the trends toward cooperation are strong, the Balkans still retain the old ingredients that made them the tinderbox of Europe...
...border of Everglades National Park. Such work, claims the suit, interrupts the natural flow of water through the wilderness area and upsets food chains. Furthermore, says the assistant attorney general, this kind of activity contributed to the twelve-month drought that recently turned much of southern Florida into a tinderbox swept by stubborn fires...
...cities are curtailing welfare payments and recreation services. Says Sol Linowitz, chairman of the National Urban Coalition: "When that 90° weather comes and people can't sleep and they can't be fed and they feel there's no hope anywhere, this is a tinderbox...