Cluster bombs spark long running controversy in U S policy
The piece traces the cluster bomb debate from 1965 protests by L John Collins through 1978 Israeli use in Lebanon and latest U S explanations. It notes Pentagon positions on effectiveness for suppressing anti aircraft crews, the Israeli restrictions, and U S sales of two bomb types while admitting bomblets can kill or maim anyone in the path.
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L. John Collins
Pentagon
Collins
U.S
Lebanon
Dean Fischer
State Department
Aharon Yariv
Fischer
Defense
Harold Brown
Congress
Israel
United States
Manuals may link terrorists with others
TEL AVIV The evacuation of thousands of tons of arms and 5 000 Palestinian prisoners from Lebanon sparks talk of archives linking PLO terrorists with the IRA the Red Brigades and the Baader Meinhof group in West Germany An Israeli spokesman said no such PLO documents have been found English language manuals and missiles were uncovered suggesting training for English speaking terrorists The army plans to dispose of the stores over four to five weeks with 1 000 soldiers and 150 trucks assisting
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London
Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
PLO
Irish Revolutionary Army
Red Brigades
Baader- Meinhof
West Germany
Meir Nitzan
PLO seeks honorable retreat as talks with Israel continue
Palestinian guerrillas in Beirut push for a sea transferred withdrawal and to keep personal arms as Israel presses for total disarmament and bus transport to Syria. Arafat and Lebanese officials discuss terms while Habib coordinates U.S. mediation to avert an assault in the 24 day-old invasion.
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Aly Mahmoud
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
West Beirut
Tamam Salam
Saeb Salam
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Yasser Arafat
Shafik Wazzan
Arafat
European leaders condemn Israeli invasion of Lebanon
At the two day European Community summit in Brussels leaders denounced the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and call for immediate simultaneous withdrawal of Israeli and Palestinian forces from Beirut. They urged Lebanese forces with UN observers to supervise withdrawal and demanded complete and prompt Israeli pullback from Lebanon.
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Belgium
Lebanon
Beirut
Middle East
United Nations
Associated Press
Margaret Thatcher
Helmut Schmidt
Mideast
U.S
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