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Last week Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin laid out his unflinching quid pro quo for hostage trades in Lebanon. "We must have commanders and leaders of the terror organizations," he said. "Only when they are in our hands can we move ((them)) to exchange prisoners." Jerusalem has not hesitated to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Again: A grisly image of a dead hostage outrages the U.S. | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

His novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, spent 56 weeks on the hard-cover best-seller list, and currently leads the paperback list. He pioneered a kind of journalism that was remarkable for its vivid verisimilitude and its unflinching dissection of characters. In a conversation with New York bureau chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview: Master Of His Universe: TOM WOLFE | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

For most of South Yemen's 2.3 million Muslims, the 21-year experiment with strict Marxism was not a success. The country's zealously ideological rulers sketched a brief history of war and intrigue against three conservative Arabian peninsula neighbors and dissipated their power in vicious infighting among tribal and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Yemen New Thinking in a Marxist Land | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

- Beyond that, the U.S. wants to advance the dialogue toward the essential business of peace negotiations. "I view this development as one more step toward beginning direct negotiations between the parties," said Shultz. The U.S. will make it clear that it does not recognize the P.L.O.'s self-declared independent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breakthrough : After 13 years of silence, the U.S. agrees to talk with the P.L.O. | 12/26/1988 | See Source »

Reagan's move came as the United States continued to elect mostly economic options in response to Noriega's unflinching hold on power.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan Sets Sanctions Against Panama | 4/9/1988 | See Source »

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