Hypocrisy in U S arms policy and Cold War actions
Molly Ivins questions U S double standards on chemical and nuclear weapons, citing Laos gas use, Vietnam era policy shifts, Pakistan and India's nuclear rise, and arms sales to allies. She notes reliance on Realpolitik, cites Hartung and the 655 Report figures, and highlights global profiteering amid rhetoric against abuses. The column appears in The Gazette Saturdays.
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China
Hannah Arendt
Molly Ivins
the Gazette
Gang attack on Jean Paul Guerlain in Versailles
Up to a dozen armed masked men attacked the Guerlain mansion in Yvelines near Paris. They held staff hostage for three hours after plundering art works and valuables. Guerlain, 63, was wounded and operated on, while a security guard remained in critical condition.
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France
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Guerlain
Paris
Yvelines
Gazette Promotes Agriculture With Soybean Ink
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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Clinton orders ocean protection initiatives and extends offshore ban
President Clinton announced a $224 million package at the National Oceans Conference in Monterey Bay to protect ocean resources. He extended the offshore oil drilling ban to 2012 and imposed a moratorium on new Atlantic swordfish sales while seeking $194 million to boost fish-stock monitoring and anti overfishing safeguards.
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U.S
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Pacific
Florida
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Alaska
California
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Lawmakers disclose wealth travel and charity in 1997 forms
Lawmakers reveal assets travel and private deals in disclosure reports led Friday. Thurmond sits on a Boy Scout advisory panel, Leahy serves on hunger charity boards, and Gingrich shows funds plus a TV residual donation. Archer travels to Uzbekistan funded by an organization. Kennedy was sent to Ireland by a production firm.
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Vermont
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Waukee
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Murphy Brown
Senate
Trent Lott
Miss
Hattiesburg
Carroll County
Bill Archer
R-Texas
Asia Pacific Exchange Foundation
Emdee Productions
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Ireland
NASA ends Mir mission as Discovery returns to Cape
The Space Shuttle Discovery brought home the last American to live aboard Mir, ending three years of U S Russian collaboration. Andrew Thomas, 46, recovered after 977 days in orbit, while Mir is slated to burn up by year end as the International Space Station moves forward. John Glenn is planned for NASA’s next shuttle flight in October.
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