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Meanwhile, the band strikes up. The bride smiles radiantly. The dance goes on, and even as he braces himself to insist that life is simply biology's la ronde, Danny-and certainly Skvorecky-joins in the dance...
Greek authorities insist that the CIA's activities in the Shara case have undermined their own investigation. Said one Athens official: "The accusations that we are protecting terrorists are ridiculous...
...chimpanzee, some insist. A large monkey, say others...
...antisatellite weapons, as well as on space-based systems designed to destroy ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. To the Soviets' apparent surprise, the Administration responded with a qualified yes, but it defined the agenda differently. National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane said that the U.S. would also insist on discussing ways to reopen the dual talks on Strategic Arms Reduction (START) and Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF), which the Soviets abandoned late last year after NATO began deploying U.S. missiles in Europe. Although this was partly a political ploy, it made sense. Satellites are part of each nation...
...reading") to Ralph Nader ("a bundle of wisdom in a small package"). Now is it really necessary to observe that in this world, as opposed to Dr. Seuss's cuddly creation, what divides Yooks and Zooks is democracy and constitutional government, among other conventions? The principal reason Yooks insist on arming themselves is that the Zooks of this planet have the unfortunate tendency to build gulags (for export too) and to stockpile those nasty intercontinental ballistic bomberoos...