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Aquino's reluctance to unleash the military against the Communist insurgents has generated deep resentment among many professional officers. The malcontents feel that Aquino is more interested in negotiating with the guerrillas than in defeating them. Most recently she annoyed the military by extending a rebel amnesty program by six months. Many soldiers fear that the Communist insurgency and Aquino's dithering over such matters as land reform and gasoline prices are pushing the country to the brink of anarchy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines The Coup That Failed | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

...mobs in Tehran chant "Death to America !" and vow revenge for Iranian pilgrims killed in Mecca, the country' s theocrats seem poised to unleash their fanatic followers on the U. S., France and Arab nations. But inside Iran there is an invisible side to the Islamic revolution: cynical, corrupt and disillusioned. How should the U. S. respond? See WORLD...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 8/17/1987 | See Source »

...this in the context of Harvard University, does he enjoy rights to free speech on the grounds that he is a guest of the campus community? He most certainly was not a guest of the community. Whatever plot the Conservative Club and Dean Epps hatch by mutual consent and unleash on the rest of us does not qualify as an invitation on our collective behalf...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Travesty | 5/18/1987 | See Source »

Kahane's success in garnering headlines is a case-study in pre-packaged controversy. Every hate-monger carries a briefcase full of stock accusations, violent rhetoric and incendiary tactics. His first task is to find new situations to unleash his verbal barrage. Creating a pretense, however, is necessary but not sufficient. He must also convince people in the media that the alleged provocation and his resulting fury are worthy of coverage...

Author: By Robert A. Katz, | Title: News, But Worthy? | 11/15/1986 | See Source »

...views, which are anti-democratic and, many believe, racist. For his visit to Cambridge, therefore, Kahane sought to manufacture local villains. And although he was unsuccessful in getting Harvard or Hillel, the Jewish student center, to oblige by suppressing his speech, Kahane used the material at hand to unleash his standard litany of accusations and threats. The Crimson found his claims newsworthy and gave them its most prominent coverage in its November 4th issue...

Author: By Robert A. Katz, | Title: News, But Worthy? | 11/15/1986 | See Source »

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