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...strike and the process of transformation did not refer to the classics of Marxism-Leninism. They referred to the simplest natural rights due man upon his very birth in accordance with common sense." In turn, Fuentes aimed the same observations at the equally simplistic Reagan Administration, saying that attributing unrest in El Salvador to Communist infiltration "is akin to crediting the Soviet accusations that the Solidarity movement in Poland is somehow the creature of the United States." He added that the conflict in El Salvador, as throughout the region, springs from years of being fed up with "political corruption...
...government or the call for sacrifice in the national interest. Clouds of tear gas rising over the center of Paris, gangs of masked students clashing with riot police in the Latin Quarter, banner-bearing protest marchers, including farmers, doctors, teachers, retailers and small businessmen-all these signs of widespread unrest seemed disturbingly familiar to many Frenchmen. There were nagging fears of a repetition of the popular upheaval in May 1968 that rocked Charles de Gaulle's regime to its foundations and led to his departure from office a year later. Was the same thing now happening, in reverse...
...Andean nation. But Chile's economic miracle may have run its course. After a booming 7.3% average yearly expansion of the economy from 1977 to 1981, Chile suffered a catastrophic 13% negative growth rate in 1982. As a result, Pinochet's regime is threatened by unrest over unemployment and an inflation rate exceeding...
...course it's all well and good for America to be completely committed to the defense of Western Europe. The commitment is in our own interest, for one thing, and for all practical purposes has existed for 40 years anyway. But going about it this way is madness. The unrest in Europe and the steady worsening of East/West relations supply abundant proof that the U.S. can no longer maintain this surety while acting as if it does not exist. Andropov's remarks last week once again showed that if the talks fail, the West will have only itself to blame...
...letter also argued that divestment, if successful, could be dangerous for South Africa. "The... issue arises whether such privations would provoke serious unrest and opposition to the Afrikaner regime and what the ultimate consequences of such protest would...