Power and the Tiananmen Massacre Recalled in Global Reflection
Washington weighs a hard truth about power in politics and public life. The piece recalls students and workers in Tiananmen Square facing a brutal crackdown, with estimates of thousands of dead. It contrasts beauty and ugliness in a struggle for freedom and dignity.
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Aristotle
Machiavelli
Lord Acton
Power
China
Tiananmen Square
Rome
A Conservative View on Power in World Affairs
A pundit argues President Bush should use restraint, notes arms sales suspension, and frames the era as a real struggle for power. He contrasts Chinese demonstrations with Solidarity, notes shifts in the Soviet Union, and observes power moves across Africa and Europe while warning against treating geopolitics as a game.
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Bush
Congress
Reagan
Noriega
Panama
China
Poland
Soviet Union
Solidarity
KGB
Mikhail Gorbachev
Deng Xiaoping
Li Peng
Gorbachev
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Namibia
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Iran
Fate of whales upon air by Copley News Service
The IWC faces its 41st annual meeting next week as it reviews the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling. Gray whales thrive in California waters, but Japan Iceland and Norway continue limited killings under a science loophole, threatening global whale populations and prompting calls for a continued moratorium to ensure survival of the great whales.
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National Fish and Wildlife Commission
IWC
California
Japan
Iceland
Norway
Antarctic
Icelandic
Iran mourners flash bizarre scenes as ayatollah dies
The Sacramento Union editorial argues that Iran’s religious fervor at Ayatollah Khomeini’s death shows Western understanding is needed. It notes Iran’s strategic location, the hostage crisis involving U S citizens in Lebanon, and warns cautious engagement to secure the release of hostages while balancing Iran’s hard line and moderate factions.
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Soviet Union
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Europe
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Japan trade edge needs further cut
The United States and Japan, key democratic allies, edge toward a possible trade cold war as Bush pushes redress against Tokyo's barriers. Japan’s Uno faces strong pressure while Congress leans protective. yet progress reduces the US trade gap, with Super 301 guiding talks on computers, satellites, and lumber. The aim remains open markets and restraint from protectionism on Capitol Hill.
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Japan
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Tokyo
Sousuke Uno
Washington
Capitol Hill
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Missouri Democrat
House
Thomas Foley
Congress
U.S
Michael H. Armacost
Reagan
Uno
Pacific
John Wayne dies at 72 after cancer battle
Dixon notes mark the death of John Wayne on Monday at UCLA Medical Center after a long fight with cancer. The iconic actor who survived the Big C in 1964 made a final public appearance at the Academy Awards in April, earning a standing ovation as he presented the best picture Oscar.
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Ucla Medical Center
Dixon Area
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