6 FEBRUARY 1982, page 12

Two Brave Gambles

Nicholas von Hoffman Washington T he political culture of the United States makes it impossible for public business to be transacted in secret. Every Ad- ministration bewails......

Finland's New Champion

Andrew Brown Helsinki `Solidarity', I was told by an editor of the evening paper here, 'were just a bunch of stupid, amateur ... ' he searched for a word that could bear the......