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And the searchers after that middle ground may be many. There are the condo owners, who though secure in their homes may feel a psychological identification with others trying to circumvent the regulations limiting such purchases. There are the tenants who want to buy their own homes. There is that...
On Turkey. There is no rational reason for Turkey to expand westward. We could and should remain good neighbors. But we should respect each other's sovereign territory. Turkey maintains 120,000 troops equipped with landing craft in the Aegean. Obviously, this is not for defense against the Soviet...
There was Ragen, the psychotic and angry rapist; Arthur, a rational and emotionless Englishman (replete with accent): Allen, the con man; Danny, the frightened adolescent; Adalana, the introverted lesbian (three of his personalities were female); Philip, the thug; Kevin, the planner; Walter, the Australian big-game hunter; Lee, the comedian...
Since 1945 there have been at least 130 conflicts that would qualify as wars, nearly all of them fought on the soil of poor nations with weapons purchased from rich ones. And a cascading supply of sophisticated weapons is an ever growing temptation to terrorist fanatics unbeholden to any rational...
Panic began rippling through world money. In Hong Kong, the widely watched Hang Seng index plunged a staggering 7.8%. By the time brokers arrived for work in London, they were facing mountains of sell orders. No sooner did trading begin at 9:30 a.m. than the exchange's ticker...