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...passions of his citizens -- at least half of whom are Palestinian -- which have only increased as the peace process has stalled. Hussein refused to join the Arab League's original condemnation of Iraq, calling the move premature. "I believe ((Saddam)) is a person to be trusted and dealt with," he declared...
...means crazy. Rather, he is a man willing to do almost anything to get what he wants -- and he wants to dominate the Middle East much as Nebuchadnezzar once did. "He is an extremely shrewd, cold-blooded, clever thug," says a senior British diplomat who has dealt with him. "Human life means nothing to him." He plays the complex game of Middle East politics by the bareknuckle rules of the region. Says another diplomat: "He does what he thinks is expedient. He is not driven by ideology or whim. He coldly calculates every move. He is simply a brutal...
...Souter had barely left the podium in the press room of the White House before Republican Party officials were raising "the 50-year-old bachelor thing," which was widely interpreted as a way of introducing speculation that Souter is homosexual. In fact the question has been dealt with twice: once in 1978, when Souter was about to be appointed a superior court judge, and then again in 1983, before he was named a state supreme court justice by then Governor John Sununu. During law school, he went out with Ellanor Fink, a student at Wheaton College. After he became...
...known in the cosmetics business, his company announced that it was suing him for fraud. Says Burns: "I can tell you that these were painful situations. But I am a great believer in self-management, that you must survive and find a way to play the hand you are dealt...
...minister known for his bulldozer tactics has been unable to overcome the political infighting and finger pointing that have bogged down attempts to find a solution. Last week Sharon was rebuffed by Israel's Supreme Court, which ruled against his plan to circumvent the parliament. And he was dealt another setback when Minister of Tourism Gideon Patt rejected a plan to use hotels, youth hostels and army camps for emergency shelters. Patt complained that such stopgap methods would help only 500 families, not the 7,000 a month who need housing...