Word: commandant
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...January 1995 the U.S. Atlantic Command chief, General John Sheehan, who had pressed to ease tensions with Havana, began badgering the White House to clear out the 20,000 Cubans at Guantanamo. Riots were possible, he warned, and by his staff's estimate, a permanent refugee camp would cost some $2 billion. Three months later, partly with that figure as ammunition, Administration moderates staged a policy coup. Under Secretary of State Peter Tarnoff began secretly talking to Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba's legislature. The Guantanamo refugees would be sent to Florida. To stanch any new exodus, U.S. Coast Guard...
...doesn't see what any of this has to do with him, so Osnard explains. Not only do Panama City's elite gather for fittings and gossip at Pendel & Braithwaite; Harry also personally tends to both the current Panamanian President and the general in charge of the U.S. Southern Command. "You're God's gift, Harry," Osnard says. "Classic, ultimate listening post." After the carrot comes the stick: "Why blow the whistle on old Braithwaite, make a fool o' you to your wife and kids, break up the happy home? We want you, Harry. You've got a hell...
...Should we blindfold ourselves?" Rudenstine asks. "If we're interviewing a Russian of Vietnamese student without a great command of the English language, are we going to say we didn't notice? Are we going to say, 'Sorry, don't tell me anything about the person...
Anyone who has done much theatergoing in London knows the feeling: sitting in the stalls at a half-empty matinee and watching an actor you've barely heard of--or maybe the understudy of an actor you've barely heard of--command the stage with the sort of assurance and effortless technical skill that elude even big-name stars in America. It's better training; it's Shakespeare; it's being able to work constantly to develop your craft--whatever the reason, British actors really are better...