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...military, who have been such a tangible part of Argentine life, proved that they could do what they were supposed to do." Perhaps. But a bigger test for the country's rulers will come after the war is over and the uncommon unity it produced begins to unravel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Falklands: A Blue-and-White Frenzy | 5/17/1982 | See Source »

Surprised by the rightists' power play, the U.S. embassy immediately set to work trying to unravel their deal, talking daily with the leaders of the parties. Said a U.S. official: "We are doing our best to encourage the good guys and keep the bad guys down." The U.S. made it clear to the five parties that Congress would simply not send any more guns to a country run by a repressive right-wing coalition. Said one U.S. diplomat bluntly: "They cannot pursue the war against the guerrillas without the U.S. They know what our price for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador: Voting for Peace and Democracy | 4/12/1982 | See Source »

...that misleading computer entries were made, but says that they were only to help project future revenues and not to indicate actual sales. He points a finger at Luisi's former second-in-command, Michael Tremper, 42, another senior vice president. Tremper has agreed to help the company unravel its records in exchange for an agreement that the company will not sue him. Fisher claims that his client is a scapegoat. Says he: "Ms. Luisi has been singled out as responsible for a $30 million mistake that was beyond her responsibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Godmother | 4/12/1982 | See Source »

...Brigades talk, their terrorist network begins to unravel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: Songs of the Pentiti | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

...Kojak. On one of his periodic forays to the U.S., a week ago, Foucault appeared in the brick-and-glass Davidson Conference Center of the University of Southern California to participate in a three-day symposium on himself. As usual the hall overflowed with students and professors trying to unravel the mysteries of "panoptic discourse," "bio-power" and other matters raised in Foucault's intricately argued and opaquely written works. "Do not ask me who I am and do not ask me to remain the same," says he. "Leave it to our bureaucrats and our police to see that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: France's Philosopher of Power | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

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