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...could argue that such a change, enacted while the case is pending, is not admissible. In that event, Erdogan - who faces a five-year ban from politics should the AKP lose - could call early elections, or even urge his supporters to take to the streets. "The man is a fighter," said one leading businessman. "He won't give up. If necessary, he'll take it to the bitter...
...There's a huge difference between being a fighter and being a leader. During the last Democratic debate, I wondered what would have happened if Clinton had been President during a critical situation like the Cuban missile crisis. Would we have had nuclear warfare because she would have tried to show how tough she is? I'd bet Obama would have acted as J.F.K. did, carefully considering his options and finding a way for the Soviets to save face and back away, thereby getting the U.S. what it wanted while preventing a nuclear holocaust. Clinton has not shown she understands...
There's a huge difference between being a fighter and being a leader. During the last Democratic debate, I wondered what would have happened if Clinton had been President during a critical situation like the Cuban missile crisis. Would we have had nuclear warfare because she would have tried to show how tough she is? I'd bet Obama would have acted as J.F.K. did, carefully considering his options and finding a way for the Soviets to save face and back away, thereby getting the U.S. what it wanted while preventing a nuclear holocaust. Clinton has not shown she understands...
Another Shi'ite guerrilla fighter interviewed by TIME offered a similar account, though he considered his group nationalist rather than sectarian. Says Abu Mohammed of his trainers in Iran: "They all speak perfect Arabic with a Lebanese accent. But we found out when we asked that they are either Quds Force or Iranian intelligence." Mohammed and his group, however, later lost interest in attacking coalition troops and eventually parted ways with their Iranian handlers...
Lots of little boys love fighter planes. But New York City--born Donald Lopez became so obsessed after watching the Oscar-winning 1927 silent film Wings that he took his first plane ride--in an open cockpit--at age 7. He went on to become a U.S. Air Force test pilot and World War II ace, part of the team that was the successor to the storied Flying Tigers fighters. Later, as a director of the Smithsonian, Lopez collaborated with Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins to plan and build the National Air and Space Museum...