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...Thunderbolt 11 is a most unsophisticated plane. Pilots joke about being struck from behind by birds." That harsh assessment of an Air Force attack plane designed to provide close air support for battlefield troops comes from a top general of the Tactical Air Command. Why, then, is there $357 million in the Pentagon's fiscal 1983 budget for 20 more of the aircraft, each of which is $1.6 million costlier than the more sophisticated F-16 Fighting Falcon? The answer, insists the general: "We are buying them only because of political pressure...
...subject will take up at least a quarter of his book. He has told friends that he believes Reagan could have utilized him as a negotiator because he is trusted by both sides. Carter has always feared an Islamic uprising in the West Bank, and the harsh occupation tactics of the Israelis trouble him. His book will be tough on Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the power of the Israeli lobby in this country. In the past, Carter has told intimates that he believes the Israelis do not want a second term for any U.S. President for fear that, free...
...least 3 to 1 to ensure success; at the moment, the Argentines outnumber the British by 2 to 1. In addition, the British are undoubtedly suffering from the effects of weeks on the turbulent South Atlantic seas. On the other hand, Argentine forces are also suffering from the harsh conditions of their garrison duty on the windswept Falklands...
...Harsh, haunted, as chilling as a fever dream, Still in Saigon is music made from the silence of the dead. Like John Fogerty in his great songs for Creedence Clearwater Revival (Run Through the Jungle, Fortunate Son, Who'll Stop the Rain), Daley writes with ruthless simplicity. Still in Saigon has no patience with protest. Its power comes from undeflected imagery and reflective compassion: "The ground at home/ Was covered with snow/ And I was covered with sweat/ My younger brother calls me a killer/ And my Daddy calls me a vet .../ Damned if I know...
...documentary two weeks ago examining the hardships of the poor and disabled under the Reagan Administration drew a harsh 40-minute denunciation from the White House's communications director. The Administration formally requested that CBS grant the White House time to rebut the inaccurate charges it said the network made in the show, which spotlighted the plight of several families hurt by the Administration's cuts in social spending. CBS, arguing that its depiction was accurate, refused the request. The Administration's complaint remains lodged before the Federal Communications Commission, whose controversial "fairness doctrine" could require the network to give...