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...more game left, then I'm a civilian, so to speak," he adds. "But I can walk away from football saying I played real college football...
...following the terrorist attacks and the attempts on civilian targets, emotions could not and did not predict that sooner or later a bomb would elude Israeli security. Decisions concerning justice should be made through deliberate thought relying on reason, not emotions...
...issue, more important than possible political squabbles. In July, at a Communist Party meeting, Raul said, "The risks don't matter as long as there is food for the people." By late summer he had apparently persuaded Fidel to let the army take over decisions about food production from civilian economists...
...planting food. The general has plugged military men loyal to him -- some retired, some still active -- into influential positions. Professional soldiers who once earned battle medals as mercenaries in Angola and Ethiopia are now assigned to repair city pipelines, build tourist hotels and direct industrial production. Generals are donning civilian clothes to run quasi-private corporations, from tourist hotels to department stores...
...efficient enough and strong enough to bring about reform. In the 1980s the army began to impose market-oriented management techniques in its own ammunition factories, offering bonuses for increased production and transferring those who did not perform. By 1991 the army had passed along its experience to 100 civilian industries. Party sources say Raul's military advisers are looking beyond quick fixes and studying a complete overhaul of the socialist system. "If you're going to implement changes, one of the safer ways to do this is to use the armed forces so you can have a modicum...