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...says, "but more important are political agreements that will reduce the danger of nuclear arms ever being used and serve as incentives for civilized conduct. I'm thinking about economic cooperation, wider contacts, confidence-building measures and personal meetings between the top leaders. That may seem like froth, but it's crucial in determining the overall texture of the relationship. The fact that we can't settle everything doesn't mean we shouldn't try to settle some things...
Hoare and his mercenary band of brothers were forced to stand trial following their bungled attempt last November to overthrow the socialist government of the Seychelles led by President Albert René. The armed mercenaries entered the Seychelles disguised as a beer-drinking tourist party, "The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers." Hoare's objective was to return to power ex-President James Mancham, 49, a pro-Western leader who was deposed by René in a 1977 coup...
...operation failed when a Mahé airport customs inspector found a weapon hidden in a Froth-Blower's luggage. A gunfight broke out at the airport, in which one mercenary was killed and several oth ers wounded. Desperate to escape, the raiders fought their way to the control tower, guided an incoming Air India 707 to a landing and commandeered the plane. They forced the Air India pilot to fly them 2,500 miles across the Indian Ocean to Durban...
...with style and enthusiasm. Not that a little bit of age doesn't cling to the faded storylines. But it's not the plots that matter nearly so much as the mood, the atmosphere. The ART company infuses the comedies with much of the same spontaneity and lively froth that Moliere's own crew must have brought to them in 17th century France...
...aside, The Breaks of the Game ranks with the best sports books of the recent past (unfortunately not an immense group) and solidifies its author's title as the best journalist in the nation. A Halberstam book always takes chances, makes big claims and cuts through the nervous, "objective" froth that passes for most contemporary newswriting. The man breatnes fire and, yes, occasionally burns himself, but no one brandishes as incisive and ambitious a talent. When Halberstam is on, as the ball players say, the man can play...