Israel and the lone ranger attack on Iraq sparks debate
The text argues Israel acted as a lone ranger by striking Iraq's nuclear plant near Baghdad, questioning motives and urging collective diplomacy instead. It recalls Camp David, U S diplomacy, and warns against secret nuclear proliferation risks while condemning unilateral action and favoring wider international censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Iraq
International Atomic Energy Commission
Vienna
Egypt
Sadat
America
Habib
Israel
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Morality in Children Revealed by Coles Across Nations
Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles spent twenty years listening to children from the American South to Northern Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa. He concludes that children are moral beings with deep convictions, challenging his earlier focus on crisis. He recalls Ruby Bridges and Belfast youths, noting intense moral stamina across locales and urging Americans to examine what their young truly believe in.
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Jane Lee White
Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
American South
American West
Appalachia
Northern Ireland
Brazil
South Africa
Robert Coles
Harvard
Coles
America
Enon
Redneck
Belfast
Cathy
Britain
Pat Rose
Flint
Mich
Atlanta
Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee
Jane
Boston
El Salvador's Army Under Scrutiny for Repression
In San Salvador refugees recount army brutality including a man burned alive and a pregnant woman killed. Officials insist abuses persist yet rise in arrests and prisoner handling signals reform. Diplomats say local commanders act as warlords amid a violent, uninvestigated system with 215 counties lacking unified justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hoge
New York Times
San Salvador
el Salvador
Cabanas
National Guard
Cuscatlan
Jose Guillermo Garcia
Jose Antonio Morales Ehrlich
Fourman
Israel Iraqi raid disrupts Reagan Middle East aims
The Israeli airstrike on Iraq’s nuclear site strains U S relations with a key ally and complicates Habib’s Lebanon mission. It threatens Arab Israeli peacemaking, weakens efforts against Soviet influence, and sharpens congressional debate over weapon sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia while highlighting tensions with Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Iraq
Baghdad
Menachem Begin
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sinai
Lebanon
Syria
Begin
Sadat
Vat
United States
U.S
Phillip Habib
Jerusalem
Amman
Beirut
Damascus
Riyadh
Habib
Washington
Hedrick Smith
New York Times
Reagan
Middle East
State Department
Philip C. Habib
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
Iran
Clement J. Zablocki
Wisconsin
House
Turkey
Congress
Cyprus
U.N
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cyrus R. Vance
Saudi Arabia
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Cairo
United Nations
France
U.S. Treasury
Camp David
Persian Gulf Emirates
Mediterranean
NUE
Central Riddle
Ruby Bridges
Ruby
New Orleans
Garcia
Defense
Junta
Eliminado
Asesinado
Ultimado
Manuel Enrique Hinds
Treasury Police
Eign Affairs Committee
West Bank
Rael
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