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...audiences beyond his borders, the aim is to shatter the Gulf War coalition, weaken resolve at the U.N. and transform the U.S. into the bully. "He may sense that the unity of the sanctions regime is starting to fray," says a State Department official. "The Russians have lots of things at home on their minds, and the Europeans have the Balkans." Saddam wants to ease the constraints imposed on his sovereignty and remove the conflict from the U.N. context: within those corridors, Iraq is putting itself forward as accommodating. "In our culture, once somebody comes to you with military threats...
...attempt to "cleanse" Kosovo of its population by violence or intimidation would put Serbia and Albania at each other's throats. At that point, either Greece or Turkey could enter the fray, quickly provoking the other to join the opposing side. Then large-scale Western intervention would be a matter not of debate, but of necessity...
Harvard men's swimming plunges into the fray today, facing off against a water-borne Army squad in West Point, New York. It shouldn't be much of a battle...
...gawking at the resident AIDS patient at the mall. When Tyler finally gets the story moving by describing his find-himself trip to Europe, it is only to add another persona to the cast: the Parisian Stephanie. The other youngsters hate her because she acts coolly above the fray of life, which is something they try very hard at but fail to do. Stephanie strolls the plot along by moving Tyler to Hollywood, but once she disappears, the story stalls again...
...venturing into the political fray on other topics as well. The Simpsons chose the night of Bush's acceptance speech at the Republican Convention to make their reply to the President's gibe. "Hey, we're just like the Waltons," said Bart. "Both families spend a lot of time praying for the end of the Depression." The Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings were the subject of pointed comments on Designing Women last season. "The man does not belong on the Supreme Court," said one character. "He belongs in the national repertory theater." Even frivolous shows like Freshman Dorm, a CBS summer...