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...decisions, most notably the Airbus deal. Sabena was a longtime Boeing customer and a group inside Sabena lobbied hard to buy Boeing planes. But Swissair flew Airbus and Reutlinger insisted Sabena should, too; at one point he even threatened a Swiss withdrawal if the decision went against Airbus, according to several testimonies. The board signed off on the 34-plane order at its Nov. 17, 1997 meeting, even without seeing the paperwork. One month later, directors finally received a business plan justifying the higher number. Gobert says that document has the words "Please destroy earlier versions" written on the front...
Parker’s quiet approach encourages the rowers to make themselves better of their own accord. He won’t yell or ride a rower until he gets results, but if his coaching cannot motivate a rower to perform at his peak, little else will...
...unionists, "is that there has been an I.R.A. intelligence operation directed against the upper echelons of the government, having penetrated the Northern Ireland Office." As the political wing of the I.R.A., Sinn Fein members are well used to raids by British authorities. But after the 1998 Good Friday accord, which established the Stormont power-sharing arrangement, such signs of conflict were supposed to fade away. Last week's raid showed that disturbing questions remain. Insisting that the I.R.A. is behaving itself, Sinn Fein dismissed the spying charges as a plot against it by British security agents determined to scupper...
...first he seems. His history constitutes akind of multifaith scandal, a case study for monotheism's darker side, the desire of people to define themselves by excluding or demonizing others. The fate of interfaith stalwarts seeking to undo that heritage and locate in the patriarch a true symbol of accord should be meaningful to all of us suddenly interested in the apparent chasm between Islam and the West. Says Abraham author Feiler: "I believe he's a flawed vessel for reconciliation, but he's the best figure...
Although Israeli officials frequently claim that Israel favors this solution, Israeli government actions undermine it. Since signing the Oslo accord of 1993, the Israeli settlement population has doubled, displacing Palestinians and expropriating their land and water sources. A network of roads for the exclusive use of Israelis now connects the settlements, separating the remaining Palestinian territory into a patchwork of isolated enclaves. With the vast military and economic support of the United States, these actions place Israel on a course of permanent occupation. We believe this occupation is not only unjust and injurious to the Palestinians but also very harmful...