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...longer possible for [the South African government] to rely on sheer brute force" to suppress the Black population, he said. "They are forced to listen to our needs," he added...
...Oakland is a team for all seasons: spring, summer and post. The A's motored through summer 1990 as if it were one long exhibition series; at one point down the stretch, they were a full 10 games ahead of the next best team in either league. With the brute precision of Caesar's army, the A's secured a third consecutive A.L. West title and are odds-on favorites to win their second straight World Series. Make way for the Harvard Business School of sports teams: Dynasty Inc. "If, as seems likely, the A's win the play-offs...
Here is Scorsese's definition of the wise-guy philosophy: "Want. Take. Simple." They are animals, and watching GoodFellas is like going to the Bronx Zoo. You stare at the beasts of prey and find a brute charisma in their demeanor. You wonder how you would act if you lived in their world, where aggression is rewarded and decency is crushed. Finally you walk away, tantalized by a view into the darkest part of yourself, glad that that part is still behind bars...
...could not be expected "to act honorably at a time when ((foreigners)) are conspiring against us and our brothers in Iraq." If Saddam does interpose these civilians between himself and his confronters, the Western powers will face the nastiest dilemma: giving in to the demands of a vicious brute or risking thousands of innocent lives to squash...
Saddam's power grab is a bold reminder of the role brute force will always play in the history of nations. Without the threat of escalation to superpower conflict, countries with sophisticated weapons and thuggish rulers will try to take advantage of the shifting international climate to assert their will. The ( threat to U.S. interests is not some distant danger. It is very real, and not only because of the region's oil reserves. Does America really want to let the Saddams of the world shape the new global power structure...