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...Saudis and the other gulf states to agree earlier this month to serve collectively as an observer to a Middle East conference and to participate in talks with Israel on regional issues like water distribution, economic development and arms control. Worried about a backlash by Saudi conservatives, King Fahd is hesitant to go any further. The Saudis want to keep the U.S. happy in case their security is threatened again. Given U.S. reliance on gulf oil, however, the Saudis also realize that they do not have to be servile to Washington...
...temporary higher unemployment in societies where millions may already be out of work: state-owned companies tend to be bloated, so private owners impose layoffs right away. Even workers who keep their jobs must often make do with reduced wages and benefits. If the pain becomes too great, a backlash is a potent threat...
Tokyo is bracing for some retribution. Warns Sony chairman Akio Morita: "I am seriously concerned about suffering a backlash from an America full of self-confidence." But U.S. officials deny they intend to be vindictive. "We're not going to use the gulf situation to make exorbitant demands," says a State Department official. In fact, a confident America may find it easier to deal with a rich, sometimes smug Japan. It is when the U.S. feels threatened that it attempts to contain its rival...
...what is at stake here: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, ^ Western civilization and a great many professorial egos. But before we get carried away by the mounting backlash against multiculturalism, we ought to reflect for a moment on the system that the P.C. people aim to replace. I know all about it; in fact it's just about all I do know, since I -- along with so many educated white people of my generation -- was a victim of monoculturalism...
Steve Tierney, co-chair of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, admits that there has been a backlash to Duffy's status as an openly gay Republican. In fact, he says, some of the people trying to block Duffy's appointment were...