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...southeastern border, would face a neighbor considerably strengthened by a triumphant heresy. Communists everywhere, notably in the Third World, would see an alternative to the failures of Soviet-style Marxism. Many of China's neighbors in the Far East, including Taiwan and South Korea, would find that a political foe had been tamed into a trading partner, while an economic weakling had become a mighty competitor. Most important, perhaps, the U.S. and other Western countries would see the crusading faith that has made the Marxist third of the world an enemy converted into a system that the West could live...
...questions about possible official involvement by Israel, which ran a profitable aboveboard arms trade with Iran until 1979. Even though the Khomeini regime is a sworn enemy of Israel, Jerusalem views the drawn-out war as a useful drain on the resources of Iraq, a closer and more dangerous foe. Baram insisted that the Israeli "defense establishment" was aware of his activities. But the Israeli Defense Ministry quickly denied any "direct, indirect or tacit connection," and when Baram telephoned the Israeli embassy in Washington to ask for help, Israeli Military and Defense Attaché Uri Simhony told him curtly, "Buddy...
Will the U.S. come to think of China as a friend or a foe? This year, after a period of placid relations while Washington was absorbed with the war on terrorism, there have been indications aplenty that some high U.S. officials--and many ordinary Americans--find China's rise to be a source of anxiety. China, critics say, manipulates its currency to keep its goods cheap, hence destroying American jobs. China steals intellectual property from U.S. firms. China is engaged in a crash program of modernization of its armed forces...
Harvard reeled off four straight wins to open the year, outscoring its opponents 16-3. Included was a 3-1 victory over Ivy foe Penn, a win that would prove eminently important later in the year...
With a 3-0 defeat of Sweeney foe NJIT the following day, Harvard clinched the division title with over a month left in the regular season...