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...Saddam repeated everything about Kuwait that we had heard earlier from Aziz, Belousov and I raised the question about our specialists. He responded instantly and definitely: All who wished could leave, but in the next two months the quota would be limited to 1,000, so as not to hamper work or halt the projects...
...administration's own intelligence sources, the economic embargo is begining to bite. Although economic sanctions have been historically less successful than some imagine, the unprecedented, near-universal international support for the current embargo might help it succeed where others failed. Even if economic distress cannot unseat Saddam, it can hamper his ability to wage war. The sustenance of the Iraqi population and the readiness of its fighting forces decline with each day they go without supplies from abroad. Four out of the last five Secretaries of Defense and the last chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urge waiting...
...cannon, that are too intricate to describe -- must be calculated a dozen moves in advance if a player is to peg out for a finish against a single stake in the center of the lawn. It helps to have a sadistic streak since it is as important to hamper an opponent with a difficult "leave" as it is to advance one's own game...
...England Living Magazine, Manchester, N.H.: Aeneas Venture is financing the fledgling periodical, which is geared toward affluent New England residents sick of reading about Boston's perspective on the region. The publishers are optimistic, but the declining strength of the local economy may hamper the venture's success...
Whatever the cause, racism in one form or another, subtle or blatantly obvious, plagues many Asian Americans. Sometimes strong biases brought over by the immigrants themselves -- including racial prejudice, clannishness and a $ reluctance to make problems public -- hamper their assimilation into the majority. More often, however, Asians are the victims of discrimination. The very visible success of some Asian immigrants and the power of Asian finance have triggered a backlash...