Only the most megalomaniac of villains revisits the scene of their crimes, and when they do, it often spells their downfall. So it may eventually prove to be with Vladi-miro Montesinos, Peru's disgraced intelligence chief. His return on October 23rd from a precarious exile in Panama seemed to many Peruvians to threaten their country's hopes for democratic elections in which they will choose a successor to Alberto Fujimori. In fact, Mr Montesinos's untimely presence is serving to speed up democratic reform—albeit against the threatening background of a still unresolved battle for control over the armed forces.
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