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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Aidid's)) capture and trial an essential part of the mission." But back in June, while warning of a potential quagmire, the Times said, "Threatening General Aidid with arrest seems a minimal way of expressing international condemnation." And "Mr. Clinton dare not flinch . . . If the world's might cannot prevail against a Somali warlord, then what hope is there for collective security...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking Backward Brilliantly | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

Unlike most people with a celebrated clientele, Fischler freely offers his opinions of his customers. Asked about the battle over Paramount, he picks Barry Diller (back booth, Sunday mornings) to prevail. "He's a sharp, bright, aggressive barracuda, but he treats everyone here as equals," says Fischler. Pet peeves include stars accompanied by entourages, such as Sylvester Stallone. "He brought three bodyguards with him and insisted that all the nearby tables be kept empty." Even Schwarzenegger, who has his own restaurant in nearby Ocean Park, isn't spared. "Arnold is a good friend," Fischler says with a sigh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dispatches: Hash Slinger to the Stars | 10/25/1993 | See Source »

...chess match. Tracking the corporate cross-purposes and potential conflicts of interest makes the brain hurt. Paramount's Davis, surely a lame duck no matter who wins, wants Sumner Redstone's Viacom to become his proprietor, but both will be millions richer even if Diller and Malone prevail. Because Malone controls a quarter of the stock in Turner Broadcasting, mellowing Ted Turner (he told someone recently he's "a lot less hungry" than certain other moguls) was persuaded last week not to offer his own competing bid for Paramount. If Turner had wound up buying Paramount, it would have left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spectator Ego Is of Paramount Importance | 10/4/1993 | See Source »

...secede in two years. Senior U.S. officials say enforcement should not be too bloody because all three sides will gain from peace. But reluctant units must be disarmed, thousands of refugees relocated and safe passage corridors patrolled in a land where bitter hatred and the thirst for revenge still prevail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When to Go, When to Stay | 10/4/1993 | See Source »

...HRAAA was very successful in keeping the issueof overall social responsibility on the agenda fortens of thousands of Harvard alumni who receivedour publications or saw our candidates' statementson the overseers ballots," Solomon says. "The factthat our position didn't prevail with theadministration is secondary to the fact that thedebate simply would not have occurred without ourinitiative and participation...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: Divestment Dead, Not Forgotten | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

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