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...sure, Ghorbanifar and Khashoggi insist that their intention in putting American and Iranian officials in touch was to bring about a diplomatic rapprochement between the two countries -- "the biggest historical opportunity of the decade for the free world," as Ghorbanifar modestly puts it. Not that the two were being entirely altruistic, even by their own account; they hoped eventually to earn enormous commissions by brokering trade of all sorts between the U.S. and Iran. To hear Ghorbanifar and Khashoggi tell the story, they raised money to set up the arms sales as a kind of opening wedge and then fell...
Chirac's supporters insist that all-out, Italian-style chaos is unlikely in France because the state and its authority reign supreme, whereas in Italy political institutions are less stable and established. Nonetheless, some political observers last week were starting to speculate about still another Italianization: the possible erosion of central-government authority. They speculated that the state's power could be chipped away from two directions. On one side, there are the protesting students, the spreading strikes and further demonstrations. On the other stands an ambitious government program for privatization, which, if it goes all the way, will sell...
Although only about 15% of Israelis are religiously observant, the state basically follows Orthodox precepts in such matters as marriages and conversions. They insist that a convert's training be supervised by an Orthodox teacher. Accordingly, Interior Minister Peretz told Miller to undergo an Orthodox conversion. She refused and filed suit...
Pentagon officials insist that is not the case. Says Air Force General Lawrence Skantze: "The B-1B is the best, most capable bomber in the world today." Claims Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger: "The plane will do what it's supposed to do." Nevertheless, Assistant Air Force Secretary Thomas Cooper told Congress, "We have to be aware of the limitations in the B-1B right now and plan accordingly." The Air Force is also withholding almost $300 million from contractors for poor performance. Last week, tucked away in the Defense Department's 1988 budget proposal was the Air Force's most...
...past few years, Congress is likely to reduce the President's defense request and insist on fewer cuts in social programs. Since the Democrats have taken control of the Senate and already command the House, Reagan will find it more difficult than ever to get a budget that even remotely resembles his original plan. Though James Miller, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, maintains that the President's budget is "eminently doable," critics are labeling it "dead on departure...