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...stars buy immunity from sex charges in the Army? The perception that they do may prompt the military to bring Maj. Gen. David Hale out of retirement to face charges, says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. An internal report has found that Hale engaged in improper relationships with the wives of four of his subordinates. But with Hale in retirement, "the real question is whether the Army is going to do anything about it," says Thompson. Hale can be recalled to active duty in order to be court-martialed. "The perception that the Army allowed Hale to retire...
...that the total compensation package of wages and benefits has been rising less rapidly because of a slowdown in the rate of increase in health-insurance costs. But now that rate is speeding up again. The resulting squeeze on payrolls is not disastrous but may soon be enough to prompt employers to lay off workers as their profit margins narrow. That is a major reason why most board members expect unemployment to rise at least slightly from its present remarkable lows...
America was prompt enough in exercising sanctions against India and Pakistan for going nuclear. Will the same sanctions apply to Israel if it decides to detonate an atomic device? Or will America come up with an excuse and follow the policy of double standards? FARHAN AHMED Karachi...
...shortsighted shortcut, many system programmers set aside only two digits to denote the year in dates, as in 06/15/98 rather than 06/15/1998. Trouble is, when the computer's clock strikes 2000, the math can get screwy. Date-based equations like 98 - 97 = 1 become 00 - 97 = -97. That can prompt some computers to do the wrong thing and stop others from doing anything...
...really serious about bringing peace to the Middle East, perhaps it is time to mention the S word--sanctions--against Washington's closest Middle Eastern ally. They may be unthinkable, but sanctions could do wonders to prompt sensible Israelis into taking some control over their own destiny again. JOHN GROBLER Windhoek, Namibia...