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...more dangerous inside than out. Chubais and others seem to be basing their conclusion on their own grim analysis of what lies ahead for Russia in the months to come. They fear that Yeltsin's health is too precarious to call and are concerned that Russia could face mass unrest later this year if the government continues to be months behind in paying salaries. Should this happen, they reason, Lebed might make a grab for power. And if he stays in office for a few more months, he might have enough time to build the sort of base that would...
...crucial to people's lives. For much of this century, the news was dominated by stories that had a direct, often life or death impact: the Great Depression in the '30s, World War II in the '40s, the cold war and threat of nuclear Armageddon in the '50s, civil unrest and Vietnam in the '60s. In just one eventful year, 1968, there were two assassinations, of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy; the Tet offensive in Vietnam; black-power protests at the Mexico City Olympics; and a tumultuous presidential campaign. Today we have wars between Kurdish factions that...
...them as much as, or instead of, the Israelis. The strongest warning came in July, when Arafat's gendarmes claimed a seventh torture casualty, provoking an anti-P.A. riot in the victim's hometown of Nablus. When the trouble spread to nearby Tulkarem, Palestinian security suppressed the unrest by shooting and killing a protester. The revolt sent shock waves through the P.A. and raised concerns that other insurrections would follow...
...home, Netanyahu showed no sign of softening. Although U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher privately suggested that Israel close the tunnel exit, the issue was not even discussed in a five-hour government meeting. At a Friday press conference, Netanyahu blamed the disturbances wholly on the P.A., insisting the unrest was organized from the very start and decrying this "attempt to cynically manipulate a nonissue...
...Israeli army on the other. The outbreak violence also comes after months of Israeli violations which included expansion of settlements on the West Bank, delay of the re-deployment from Hebron and the continued closure of Jerusalem from the territories. Although sparked by the opening of the tunnel, the unrest came as a result of Palestinian disillusionment with the peace process...