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While it took months for Desert Shield to be transformed into Desert Storm, U.S. policymakers were scrambling for cover within days of the invasion, trying to defend their actions from the harsh judgments of hindsight. The great "Who lost Kuwait?" debate was on. Revisionism was rampant. But what was clear was that the roots of a failed policy went back more than a decade. The American embrace of Saddam Hussein began on Nov. 4, 1979, when the Islamic revolutionaries who had overthrown the Shah of Iran seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans hostage. That cataclysmic event...
Despite the daunting problems, there is room for hope. Long-rampant steroid use among professional football players may be falling because of tougher testing, stiffer penalties and a changed player attitude toward drugs. Last November, President Bush signed legislation adding steroids to the list of tightly controlled substances, restricting their distribution and giving investigative authority to the Drug Enforcement Administration...
...assess, but by all accounts most of the gains have accrued to Panama's tiny, white-skinned elite of wealth. In the wake of the invasion, labor unions have been repressed and nonwhites shut out of high-ranking government positions. With unemployment running at more than 25%, crime is rampant, and angry protest marches are once again a common sight. President Endara, who is notoriously indifferent to the nation's low- income majority, has so far refused to legitimate his apparent preinvasion victory with new elections -- a tactless omission for a man who was sworn in, with few Panamanians even...
...UPSETTING as this rampant sexism is Hungary's scorn toward women's issues. Hungarians, male and female, cringe at the word "feminism." No political party has a platform on women. Individual politicians, when asked what is their position on women's issues, answer that it is not an issue. Only western journalists ask the question...
Even without the added worry of assassination, Aristide faces a formidable task. Haiti's economy is a shambles, with poverty rampant, electric outages a common occurrence and potable water at a premium. Unemployment and underemployment run at a minimum of 65%, and inflation rises 2% each month. The U.S. is considering increasing food aid, development assistance and other economic credits. But first Aristide must hammer out an economic program...