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Countless examples show that disregarding the natural balance is self-destructive. Deforestation in Southeast Asia has let the rivers wash fertile topsoil down the drain, so to speak, destroying the land and the habitat of the indigenous human population that was supposed to benefit from the cleared space. The same thing is being repeated in the Amazon...
...most accounts, Casey stepped into the vacuum in the first days after the declaration of martial law in Poland and -- as he did in Central America -- became the principal policy architect. Meanwhile Pipes and the NSC staff began drafting proposals for sanctions. "The object was to drain the Soviets and to lay blame for martial law at their doorstep," says Pipes. "The sanctions were coordinated with Special Operations ((the CIA division in charge of covert task forces)), and the first objective was to keep Solidarity alive by supplying money, communications and equipment...
...cheap. This year's regular budget for the New York headquarters and core operations is $1.2 billion. The post-cold war boom in peacekeeping has led to eight major new operations since 1988, with costs projected to reach $1 billion this year. The Cambodia venture alone is expected to drain $1 billion-plus over the next two years, but that will be a bargain if it buys peace in that devastated land...
Adams House Master Robert J. Kiely struck asimilar note, saying that he thought the measurewas "fine" and that it represented "an attempt atbalancing students' wishes with those of the housemasters wishing to prevent a drain of studentsfrom their houses...
...Smith's vision hasn't been fulfilled fast enough to endure the recession and customer apathy. Because of its cash drain, GM has had to float $3.2 billion in premium-interest stocks and bonds (current rate: 9 1/8%), mainly to meet operational expenses. GM's outside directors have become so concerned in recent months that they have begun to meet privately, without the company's officers. They have reportedly put Stempel on notice that his own 16-month tenure, as well as those of GM president Lloyd Ruess and chief financial officer Robert O'Connell, are under close scrutiny. Says...