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...political forebears include not just Adolf Hitler -- the precedent George Bush likes to stress -- but Joseph Stalin as well. A corollary to the cult of personality is the principle that everyone but the leader is expendable. In addition to ensuring obedience, terror reminds the followers that they are cannon fodder in the struggle ("the mother of battles," as Saddam would have it) against all who oppose Numero Uno. The state itself becomes an instrument for achieving his goals, no matter how devastating to the interests of the people...
Junior Mary Greenhill followed suit, confusing Bruin Renee Schneider with a wealth of cannon-hard criss-cross serves...
...attacked. Surprisingly, even a number of Israeli military experts, including former Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin, have suggested that Israel should think twice before responding to an Iraqi assault if the damage is light. But Foreign Minister David Levy sternly rejected that advice last week. "Israel is not cannon fodder," he warned, and "cannot allow itself to be attacked without responding, just to preserve some coalition which is following...
...program began on an experimental basis when 24 students participated in the Holmes Society. The following year, 40 students took part in the same society, and in 1987 the entire school became part of the New Pathway with the creation of Cannon, Castle and Peabody societies...
...warplanes took off in pairs, disappearing in red dots that winked out as they gained altitude. The aircraft were heavily loaded with bombs and underwing fuel tanks for the long trip north. They also were armed with cannon and air-to-air missiles for self-defense...