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President Clinton has bravely risked his political future in committing at least 20,000 American troops to serve in the American-led NATO force. While the president will no doubt gain from a successful American mission in Bosnia, he risks far more should our forces become embroiled in a renewed conflict. That said, the risks to this mission are well worth it. Fighting in Bosnia destabilized many of the emerging democracies in the region; it threatened to embroil American allies, such as Greeece and Turkey, in a wider war; and it raised questions about the potency of international organizations such...
...capitalism has triumphed around the world, where will all the capital come from? That question is the latest to embroil the quarrelsome community of economists, raising fears that the victory could lead to a shortage of funds that will slow growth in the U.S. and abroad. With so many countries hungry for capital, say these experts, the demand will drive interest rates up. The increases in turn could choke off investments for new homes, plants and machinery. "This is the first time since the outbreak of World War I that every nation on this planet has a capitalist economic system...
...pursue his constitutional rights on hisown time," Triantafillou says. "He should notcontinue to embroil the council in what is hispersonal life...
Aziz was careful to qualify his latest threat, vowing to strike Israel only if his nation is first attacked by the U.S.-led forces. His statement may have been disingenuous. If Saddam truly intends to embroil Jerusalem in the conflict, he'll have to use his weapons before they are destroyed on the ground by a massive U.S. air strike...
Mario Vargas Llosa, 51, the author of such acclaimed novels as The War of the End of the World and Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, had torn himself away from the proofs of his new book to embroil himself in Peru's latest crisis. Addressing the crowd in Lima, Vargas Llosa warned, "A totalitarian threat is hovering over our country." The menace: a move by Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez to nationalize private banks...