El Salvador: New Skirmishes

The political front heats up

As weary U.S. diplomats know all too well, the protracted civil war in El Salvador is as much a psychological struggle as a military one. In military terms, the war remains at a stalemate. On other fronts, however, the struggle is definitely heating up. Two skirmishes:

> At El Salvador's Comalapa International Airport, smiles and warm handshakes were the only weapons on display last week, as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Deane Hinton and a swarm of local dignitaries turned out to welcome U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane...

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