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...reaction on Capitol Hill was restrained. Congressional critics have been sullen and uneasy about the possibility of becoming involved in a no-win commitment in Central America, but most members are wary of an outright confrontation with the Administration...
...some of his outrageous "facts" included the aforementioned "Jewish-Nazi collaboration" and, as Mr. Kurzman does point out, "that it was the Israelis who blew up the American Embassy in Beirut." Why did not Mr. Kurzman include some more of Rahman's anti-Jewish statements and outright falsehoods to give a truer sense of the content of the speech...
Because, careening along in Goldman's "world view," if you will there just isn't time for perspective. Histories of failed projects, cruddy judgements and outright lunacy paint a decidedly one-sided portrait. As the first one in on a project, the writer inevitably feels the dilution of his own vision each step of the way. Adventures's off-the-tongue-and-into-the-tape recorder style attracts and nauseates at the same time, especially when Goldman gets self-effacing about his early years, or misty-eyed about being haunted by his own limitations, or arriving at universal "human truths...
...inspiration this would allow it to run a risk no less than that of the divestiture fasters. This risk relates to the possible loss of profits from lucrative investments in South Africa. The Harvard administration also risks the loss of friends among the American power elites who, through either outright sympathy with South Africa's fascist and racist ways or just plain callous indifference, will sever connections with a Harvard that risks some of its wealth in order to save its soul. We will forever be ashamed of a Harvard that defines its self-interest so callously that...
Faced with somatizing patients, says Ford, physicians are uncomfortably reminded, often unconsciously, of their own inadequacies. As a result, a doctor may reject a patient outright. For example, a physician who is depressed and abusing liquor will tend to shy away from a patient who is an alcoholic. Conversely, the doctor may become overly solicitous, a tactic that backfires. Ford believes the words "You're fine; come back and see me if something develops" are a virtual invitation to create new symptoms...