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Smith has sexual and material lures thrown at him from all sides, but far more troubling is the temptation to just give up in the face of an ingenious and seemingly unbeatable foe. Snipes portrays Smith's turmoil, confusion and anger in a manner which is constantly believable and consistently sympathetic...

Author: By John Aboud, | Title: Japanese, U.S. Cultures Clash In Tense Crichton Thriller | 7/30/1993 | See Source »

...world map no longer has nice neat lines separating friend from foe," he said. "The world is still depending on the power of our democracy. We have the responsibility to respond...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: 342nd Commencement | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

...BOTTOM LINE: Arnold Schwarzenegger battles his fiercest foe yet: the rumor mill that says his pricey new movie will fail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dinosaur And the Dog | 6/21/1993 | See Source »

That vacillation fits a pattern. On the main foreign problem of his short tenure -- what to do about Bosnia -- the President has lurched forward and backtracked, leaving friend, foe and U.S. diplomats frustrated and angry. He began his term promising to help the Bosnian government fight Serb aggression. Then he agreed to use U.S. ground troops to enforce the Vance-Owen peace plan, which he and Christopher had previously denounced as a reward to the Serbs. Then, after weeks of public hand-wringing over Serb gains and promises to get tough, he settled on "lift and strike": lifting the arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secretary Of Shhhhh! | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...been a long time since American liberals have been accused of excessive interventionism abroad. About 30 years. John Kennedy in his Inaugural Address promised to "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." It was the single most ambitious formulation of American goals in the cold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How The Doves Became Hawks | 5/17/1993 | See Source »

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