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...senior Commission civil servant put it, "Margaret Thatcher was the good enemy," meaning that tirades brought the E.C. public attention and gave it importance. Her opposition to European integration put it on the front pages. Second, Thatcher served as an alibi for other member governments that did not dare openly question E.C. President Jacques Delors's pressure for a quick-step march toward a supranational European government...
...economies of both countries, providing peasant farmers with a lucrative crop. Bolivia obtains more than a third of its $1.2 billion in foreign exchange from cocaine, while Peru gets about a quarter of its $4 billion. Although both nations would like to cease their dependence on cocaine, they dare not press too strongly for fear of provoking civil unrest. In Bolivia the use of U.S. troops in 1986 to destroy drug labs sparked violent protests. Peru's new President, Alberto Fujimori, fearful of pushing recruits into the arms of the Shining Path guerrillas, has hesitated to unleash the full force...
...Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 in a counterattack against an armed assault by Jordan, which intervened in the Six-Day War despite Israeli warnings to stay out. Not even Saddam Hussein would dare to claim that Kuwait attacked Iraq. His invasion of the emirate was sheer unprovoked aggression...
Saddam knows that any attack on Israel will bring a crushing response, whether by Israeli or U.S. forces. In fact, it can be argued that Saddam dare not attack Israel alone because a crippling counterstrike by the Israelis would completely undercut his pose in the Arab world as the one leader capable of smoting Israel, even if the attack did not literally kill...
When you come to bat, dare to swing against Oakland native Dave Stewart, the game's most feral competitor, whose "death stare" would spook Cyclops. Or face Bob Welch, the first American League pitcher since 1968 to win 26 games in a season. Try hitting a grounder through the A's stingy infield. And if you hope to rally, ponder the presence of ace reliever Dennis Eckersley, who has issued only seven bases on balls in two years. You can run but you can't walk...