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...people inevitably got tired of other people's problems, and then along came Star Wars, to pave the way for the movies of the 80's Just good guys and bad guys, nobody turned back into a baby at the end and nobody had leukemia. At last! an honest to god movie, instead of a film. Now you could have a war movie which wasn't anti-war (the Deer Hunter), a movie which wasn't anti-military (Stripes) and Raiders of the Lost Ark which wasn't anti-anything. And with the trend of fantasy-fullfillment movies usurping ticket...
Mostly young and educated, the Mujahedin charge that the ruling clergy's primitivism and "petit bourgeois understanding of Islam" merely pave the way for a return of Western exploitation in Iran. The guerrillas want to prod the revolution into breaking down class distinctions through a radical redistribution of wealth, collective farming, nationalization of the entire economy and government by decentralized councils...
...trade restrictions. In some cases we must provide economic or military aid to a besieged ally whose human rights record is not blameless. At the same time we should encourage that ally to correct its injustices. To withhold vital aid in the name of human rights and thereby help pave the way for a far more repressive regime would be a tragedy...
...party. Instead of running for a lowly parliamentary seat, he decided to withdraw to his country estate, much as De Gaulle did in 1946. The defeated President was hoping that a taste of chaotic Socialist government would make him what he calls "the most popular man in France," and pave the way for an eventual return to power. "Giscard is like a woman who has been rejected," says a confidant. "He can't try to impose himself. He has to wait for the call...
...Peres would be prepared to reach an early agreement on autonomy, perhaps even by the end of the year. Although Sadat's proposed government in exile would not play a role until after the transitional period called for under the Camp David accords, such a government would help pave the way for a future Palestinian state...