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From then on, the suspense steadily increased. Would Israel continue to heed , U.S. and allied pleas not to strike back, or was it being goaded beyond endurance? If it did retaliate, could the U.S. hold the anti-Iraq coalition together, or might some of its Arab members bolt? How much longer would Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, despite days of relentless aerial battering, remain capable of unleashing his long-dreaded chemical and bacteriological weapons? How soon might the U.S. start the ground attack that is still thought necessary to push Saddam's armies out of Kuwait, and how bloody will that...
Furthermore, the staff's endorsement of sanctions ignores Saddam's capacity (and proven willingness) to starve his people in order to feed his military. Dictators, the staff forgets, need not heed the demands of their subjects. Moreover, Iraq's strongly felt claims on Kuwait, as well as their demonstrated resolve in the eight-year war with Iran, cast further doubt reliance on sanctions...
...legged woman walks past David Lynch's table. She might be a victim from Blue Velvet or local color from Twin Peaks. But the man who dreamed up both of those nightmare entertainments pays her no heed. In the woodsy main dining room of Musso & Frank's, Hollywood's oldest eatery, the 44-year-old multimedia auteur concentrates on ordering his usual lunch: "A Swiss cheese, real Swiss cheese, on whole wheat. A side order of steamed broccoli. And a Coke." In his soft tenor voice, he discusses nutrition: "Do you like it when your sandwich is burned like that...
Daniel Schulte, a senior scientist at the optical laboratory at the Lock-heed Palo Alto Research Laboratory in California, said an error of that magnitude was "astonishing...
Frightened workers and safety officials say even worse disasters may lie in store for a hazardous business that is paying too little heed to safety considerations. Union leaders contend that oil refineries, currently running | at full capacity, are pushing their employees too hard. After last October's disaster, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Phillips for 566 "willful" violations of safety procedures. In April the agency criticized the petrochemical industry in general for unsafe work practices. Even the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group, has issued new standards for refineries and is urging the Federal Government...