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...Aquarian conspiracy . . . looks to the turnabout in consciousness of a critical number of individuals, enough to bring about a renewal of society.... The Aquarian conspirators do not hope because they know less than the cynics, but because they know more...
...more relieved to see an end to the hostilities than Machel, whose country paid dearly for its support of Robert Mugabe and his guerrilla army. Now, in what seemed a surprising turnabout for an avowed socialist, Machel has launched an all-out effort to get aid from the capitalist West for his wretchedly poor people...
...Washington, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance took full public responsibility for a "mistaken" U.S. vote in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling upon Israel to dismantle all of its settlements in the occupied territories. This astonishing policy turnabout managed to antagonize both Israelis and Arabs, raised new doubts among America's allies about the credibility of Carter's foreign policy, and contributed to the already shaky morale of the U.S. Foreign Service. U.S. diplomacy had seldom seen darker hours...
...stunning turnabout at the United Nations, meanwhile, a Kabul official sent to defend his government before a special meeting of the nonaligned countries defected instead and denounced the Soviet "occupation." The 33-year-old career diplomat, Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai, dramatically declared his support for his "compatriots in the liberation struggle...
...college administration or (b) that I'd be in a position of responsibility, I would have told them that they were crazy," Stanley said in an interview this week. By the time he turned 40--about three months ago--Stanley's life had taken a complete turnabout. "Having gone through such a major change," Stanley says, "turning 40 didn't feel like anything...