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...Saddam's primary audience was elsewhere. His chest-pounding provocations were a classic barbarians-at-the-gate strategy, designed to deflect attention from the dismal economic situation at home, heightened by U.N. sanctions, that has left Iraqis hunting daily for food. His police apparatus has reasserted its grip since the war, so citizens harbor few doubts that Saddam is still in charge. But he may have cause to worry about his 400,000-man armed forces. Kurds and other opponents have spread stories of anti-Saddam moles within the armed forces, particularly those stationed far from Baghdad. "I think...
Minority groups have charged Clark with pressuring Wald to quit in an attempt to deflect attention from his handling of the issue of minority and women faculty hiring. The groups also said that Clark may have perceived Wald as being too receptive to student demands...
...seems obvious. Even though ATLAS is destroyed, we still have a chance of saving the Earth. According to my calculations, Goliath has just enough propellant to deflect Kali -- if we start thrusting against it immediately. But the longer we wait, the less the probability of success...
...days from Earth, and we have a slight problem. This one, I hasten to add, will not affect our new attempt to deflect Kali into a safe orbit. I note that the news media are calling this deflection Operation Deliverance. We like the name, and hope to live up to it, but we still cannot be absolutely certain of success. David, who appreciates all the goodwill messages he has received, estimates that the probability of Kali impacting Earth is still...
Steven Thompson, a Black guard who charged last spring that supervisors discriminate when handing out punishment, said last night he believed Connors's statement was intended to deflect attention from the problems in the security department...