THE WEEK

□ A dispute between the Gay Olympics and the real Olympics has made it to the Supreme Court.

□ The State Department has recalled its Dictionary of International Relations Terms because of an unholy clamor on the Right about some of its definitions, but who authorized those definitions in the first place? Prime example: “Contras—shortened form of the word ‘contrarevolucionarios,’ the term the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua uses for the guerrilla forces fighting against them. The Contras comprise former members of the Somozist National Guard, dissident right-wing former Sandinistas, and the Miskito Indian minority.” Question: What is a right-wing Sandinista? Meanwhile, the Dictionary admits that the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa is supported by the Soviet Union, among other elements, but makes no mention of the fact that many ANC leaders are Communist Party members. Very odd.

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□ A dispute between the Gay Olympics and the real Olympics has made it to the Supreme Court.

□ The State Department has recalled its Dictionary of International Relations Terms because of an unholy clamor on the Right about some of its definitions, but who authorized those definitions in the first place? Prime example: “Contras—shortened form of the word ‘contrarevolucionarios,’ the term the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua uses for the guerrilla forces fighting against them. The Contras comprise former members of the Somozist National Guard, dissident right-wing former Sandinistas, and the Miskito Indian minority.” Question: What is a right-wing Sandinista? Meanwhile, the Dictionary admits that the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa is supported by the Soviet Union, among other elements, but makes no mention of the fact that many ANC leaders are Communist Party members. Very odd.