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...meaning of environmentalism is changing in subtle and profound ways. Not so long ago, "old thinking" had the environment tucked away in parks and rural areas, an amenity for the relatively affluent to appreciate on weekends. Implicit in this attitude was the idea that ecology was irrelevant to businessmen and policymakers concerned with the real issues of the day and that mankind could somehow get along without focusing on the environment...
...lost thousands at blackjack and craps. He also had a host of buddies who enjoyed the high life as much as he did. They romped through the hotel lobbies, slapping palms and spending freely. They glittered with gold chains and had flashy women on their arms. Like most businessmen, they enjoyed a rowdy national convention. Their trade, however, was illegal. It was the import, distribution and sale of cocaine...
Bennett's illegal enterprise expanded so swiftly that the crack trade soon dominated the economy of the South Central area. With its many logistical needs, it lured otherwise respectable businessmen into helping out and reaping profits. Like other import firms, Bennett needed delivery vehicles (in this case, fast cars), secure communications (cellular telephones), warehouses (safe houses), banking facilities (money launderers) and retailers (street dealers). As smaller distributors and street sellers all collected commissions while spreading the poison through the black neighborhoods, crack became even more profitable to the area's underground economy than it was to the foreign suppliers...
...crack business in South Central L.A., however, is still flourishing, but with one notable difference. The young black businessmen who have taken Bennett's place drive Nissans instead of Mercedes, and try to keep a low profile...
...five flights a week, linking the capital to Moscow, Beijing, Khabarovsk and Sofia -- the Briton was the only sightseer in evidence. Most of the passengers were North Koreans (easily identified by the badge depicting President Kim Il Sung that every North Korean must pin over his heart) and Japanese businessmen, apparently undeterred by the fact that North Korea is the only country that Japanese nationals are not permitted by their government to visit...