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...doctored transcript in September quoting Glaspie as saying that the U.S. had "no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait." Since only the Iraqis had a transcript, Glaspie could offer no documentary evidence that contradicted Saddam's account. All she could do was obey orders and say nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In From The Cold | 4/1/1991 | See Source »

...June 17, 1990, recorded a harrowing 90 seconds of violence. Although a car partly blocked the view, an officer can be seen on camera swinging his leg in a kick at Kevin Dunbar, 24, a homeless man, while a number of other officers held him after he refused to obey an order to get down on the ground. The man, his face bleeding, was then lifted to his feet and led away to a squad car. A lawsuit against the Laguna Beach police department was filed last month, and the tapes are expected to be important evidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Ugliest Home Videos | 3/25/1991 | See Source »

...Prophet Muhammad taught that all men are equal. Over the centuries Islam has nourished scientists, philosophers, architects and writers. But the last phrase of the Koran's injunction to "obey Allah, the messenger and those of you who are in authority" is a boon to autocrats. Saddam pretends devotion when it suits his purposes. He has gone from murdering clerics to proclaiming a jihad and televising his prayers during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad | 3/18/1991 | See Source »

...aspirations for peace work better when we obey the same rules that we invoke for others to obey. Tore Kapstad GSAS Special Student

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yes, War Is Hell | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

...basic items like soap. The Los Angeles Times, which has been offering the most extensive and informative daily coverage of the war, has published a steady stream of enterprising features on such topics as the history of Dhahran and the effort by military lawyers to make sure allied troops obey the rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Dailies Cover a TV War | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

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