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...seemed that this time, for once, words would be matched with action. And they were, sort of, in what might be called a Balkan-style chain reaction. A heavy NATO bombing raid was swiftly countered by Serb shelling of supposed "safe areas"; that brought a second, more intense NATO bombing attack, which in turn prompted the Serbs to take more than 200 U.N. peacekeepers as hostages against still more air raids. There the explosive situation stalled, as everyone from troops on the ground to diplomats on their cellular phones teetered between the dangers of excess belligerence and empty bluster...
...heal the wounds inflicted by the earthquake," Yeltsin added. If Russia accepted the aid, he said "They [the Japanese] will say: give us back the islands." That was a reference to a long-standing dispute between the two countries over control of the four southernmost islands of the Kurile chain, which were seized by Soviet troops at the end of World...
Rudy Guerin, looking more like a young English professor than an FBI agent, led the session. Did Ames know of any other moles in the CIA? No. In other agencies of the U.S. government? No. It was near lunchtime, and sandwiches were brought in. Ames chain-smoked through the session, which lasted a few hours, and ate two sandwiches. The questioning went on as Guerin led Ames through the history of his espionage...
...everyone is pleased. The Alabama Civil Liberties Union is weighing a legal challenge, while some Alabama businessmen fear the gangs will hurt the state's image and sour its business climate. Out on the roadside, chain gang member Sears sees things in more elemental terms. "They wouldn't allow you to chain five dogs together like this," he says. "We're moving backwards, not forwards...
...single stroke, the gangs have fulfilled two of Governor James' dearest campaign promises: saving money (inmates, when chained, require fewer guards) and getting tough with criminals. Fortunately, today's crews do not have to wear the heavy ankle irons that used to cause "shackle poison" (the new, handcuff-like shackles are made of lighter metals). Nor, in theory, will the men have to endure the overwork, beatings and disease that led to death rates as high as 45% among "classic" chain gangs. Still, working on a '90s-style gang is no picnic: inmates will be toiling through 12-hour workdays...