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WHEN HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE Joint Chiefs, Colin Powell was known for how carefully he prepared for battle. He would order up satellite photos, send out scouting patrols, and collect all the intelligence available before deciding where--or whether--to attack. Partly as a result, he was sometimes a reluctant warrior...
That response, which was emphatically echoed by Secretary of State Warren Christopher and John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would be a bold statement for members of any presidential Administration. But it is especially daring considering that more than three years of war in the Balkans have barely managed to capture the attention, much less the conscience, of American voters. Last Friday, as news arrived that as many as 2,000 Muslims may have been massacred by Bosnian Serbs near Banja Luka, a TIME/CNN poll indicated that only one-third of Americans believe...
...Monday's summit, Boris Yeltsin and President Clinton decided to let their military men figure out how best to stage a joint peacekeeping operation in Bosnia. Friday afternoon, Russian defense minister Pavel Grachev and his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of Defense William Perry, agreed on a force of "several thousand." But the two sides failed to resolve the central issue: whether the Russian troops will serve under NATO command. Yuri Zarakhovich reports from Moscow: "Yeltsin cannot afford placing Russian units under Western command -- not on the verge of the elections to the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, which...
...plant. This partnership will require GM to share a great deal of technological expertise. A real concern is that the Chinese will learn what they need to learn, and then show GM the door." An announcement could come as early as next week on GM's billion-dollar-plus joint venture with state-owned Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. to build midsize cars in China. Ford Motor Co. is also waiting for word that it will be given the green light to go ahead with a plant in China...
Californians as a failed candidate. But from a fundraising point of view, it is pivotal for Dole. With Wilson's support, he can pre-empt the gold rush into the state by the other candidates and sew up the funds for himself. He and Wilson have even talked about joint fundraisers. Dole will raise money for his campaign, and Wilson will retire his debt." A Dole aide says Wilson, who withdrew Sept. 29 after fundraising and campaign problems, will be general chairman of the Senate majority leader's campaign in California...