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Postwar demobilization is a very American idea. We have a penchant for demobilizing the day after the war is won. After World War I, we rapidly demobilized and disengaged from Europe. With no countervailing American force to contain the rise of the monstrous totalitarianisms of the '30s, the way was cleared for World...
...external glitter wears off and no new sources feed their self-regard." Stuart had tired of selling minks and perhaps of his wife, who was about to realize her own dreams of a family, dreams he did not share. As stupefying as it seems, Stuart apparently carried out his monstrous deed only to remake himself into a glamorous restaurateur. Against such vanity and deceit, as Carol Stuart -- and Boston -- found, there is no protection...
...opposition says the Sandinistas may be accountable. Publicly the Bush Administration says Washington hasn't a clue who did it, but privately officials suggest it was renegade Miskito Indians in the area. On this much, however, all parties agree: the incident was, as one contra spokesman put it, "a monstrous and abominable crime...
...Malta is a scarred limestone fortress fought over for centuries, the gashes of German and Italian bombs still visible from the battering it took in World War II. George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev searched for a way to dismantle their huge arsenals even while transported and comforted by their monstrous machines. Their task will not be easy. Everywhere one looked along this peculiar journey were reminders of how much the military structure girdles, orders and even calms the world. Anybody who tries to change it quickly had best be careful...
...stop with the Trump shuttle? With the monstrous amount of cash in the endowment, Harvard could become the most feared corporate raider since Trump himself. We could buy the Holiday Inn chain and refurbish the rooms with blocked- in fireplaces, extra-- long beds, and light fixtures that resemble giant glowing alka-seltzer tablets...