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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suspected of terrorism. That has led to accusations that the government is suggesting that the nation's nearly three million Arab Americans are potentially disloyal, as it suggested about Japanese Americans during World War II. "If the FBI suspects somebody, go get them," says Fozi Ahoury, a San Diego businessman who was questioned last week. "But don't go after people because of their ancestors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam's Secret Weapon | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

...businessman. He's not for war," a customer yelled at the marchers...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Anti-War Group Marches to Boston | 1/16/1991 | See Source »

...problem is that the city was built with $50 billion put up by a now upset U.S. businessman. He also belongs to the Socrates Club, whose membership represents the nation's richest and most powerful private citizens. They, too, see F.X.K.'s readiness to sacrifice overseas investments as an expensive precedent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Govfather: THE FOURTH K by Mario Puzo | 1/14/1991 | See Source »

Arnold didn't just dream; he made it happen. Like a visionary athlete, artist or businessman (all of which he would eventually become), he devised a plan and climbed the mountain. More precisely, he became the mountain. "My parents wanted me to play soccer or be a skier," he recalls. "But I chose body building. It was a very American sport, and I thought, 'If I do well, it could take me to America.' " It was also a very American way for a boy to create a superman in his own image. Following Nietzsche's law ("That which does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Brawn | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

...Future Generations, as it is called, is a model of enlightened policy and smart politics. "Other rulers in other places have kept the money for themselves and their friends, doling out just enough to keep their populations contained during their reigns," says Jasem Mohammed al-Hussein, a wealthy Kuwaiti businessman. "Our rulers, the Sabahs, have earned our loyalty by providing for our grandchildren. That foresight, I am sure, is one of the reasons why Saddam has failed to find a Kuwaiti quisling to govern Kuwait in his name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toward A New Kuwait | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

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