strate against military dietatorship. The picture that tella it all, Smail wonder that the South Moluscan Nune".
scap relations. No doubt some bright spark Is already hall way through a best-selling book on the subject. Charles Bronson has probably been signed up for the film version, which you can expectat your local cineme within the next month. The Dutch train selge rescue ranks with another victory for Wester chilisation.
Asal Entebbe the troops went in with their usuad respect for human We son aul the subieis of a siedne hummer. Of course the hostages wese perfectly safe, we are told, They were protected by a wall of The press has shed no tears for the six South Moluccans killed though they are very concerned even bostage made it clear that she never thought they would kill her and the four teachers in the nearhy school turned down a chance to ellese whichere story you -choose, but bearin mind thul Siarfighters, mortars, machise-guns and walle of fire' are mot very dis The "rescues" have confirmed two things about the defenders of been apparent. Firstly that the much-vnunted concern for the subordinate to carrying out a smooth military operation -Doson is their alest weacon -and maintaining good public Secondly that the aurborities and press will use every such incident to strengthen their power to deal "subversives" Even the managed a not too subtle com bination of the South Molucca story and a "special" report on how terrorista are able to make atom Leaving aside the fact that Guardian 'apeciais" are generally Entebbe as as special as the common cold, the political intention is obvious the strong arin lactes are rustico because next time they might blow uphalfof Holland.
It really isquite astounding when you think that most of the world's real terrorists have their fingers on thall aa A-bomb. When The Guardian names Harry Tru and Nagasaki, for what be was, we may be inclined to take their But even more ominous is the way the Common Market the opportunity to strengthen their co-operation against "terrorism".
the use of the Specinl Air Service in the Netherlands A conference of EEC Interior Ministers a fortnight ago, chaired by "anti-terrorist" expert Merlyn initiatives on security, including the compiling ofinternational lists ol subversive groups'.
That is not just designed for the South Meluccans and the IRA: in Hritain the Special Hranch has political files on tens of thousands Ligue Communiste was benned in 1973 ir was ana 'subversive organisation; the Spanish far left remains in Cernamy, the bulwark of the *free world', "subversives' are banned from one fifth of all jobs available No wonder that Mertyn Rees told the oress he thoweh the Inclusion of the word was rather LACTELOS
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