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...allowed him to build a generous welfare state, in which every citizen is guaranteed food, housing and clothing. Although Gaddafi has alienated much of Libya's middle class and some military officers, his future does not appear threatened. "The Libyans are lethargic politically," says a Washington analyst. "They react to political turmoil by retreating to their tribes and clans." Even if Gaddafi's own countrymen put up with him, others, as last week's events demonstrated, may no longer be so tolerant...
These are not ordinary reruns, and it is probable that most viewers will react to them not just with pleasure but with shock and astonishment. What no one could have realized until now is that tele vision has not only changed since the '50s, with color and a dozen other technical advances, it has been transformed. It is, indeed, scarcely the same medium. The TV of the '80s is no more like that of the '50s than talking movies are like silents. The loss, it might be added, is immeasurable...
...will the government react when it becomes unable to solve a crisis, like its present economic problems...
...point, Begin was asked what would happen if the world condemned Israel. "Well, my friends," he said, "what can we do? We are an ancient people, we are used to it. We survived, we shall survive." And to the question of how Israel would react if Libya got the bomb, Begin replied, amid laughter, "Let us deal first with that meshuggener [Yiddish for lunatic], Saddam Hussein. With the other meshuggener [Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi], another time...
...circle is not only vicious, it breeds violence. As crime rates rise, state legislators react by passing stiff laws requiring longer minimum prison sentences. Result: more prisoners stay longer in prisons that are already crammed well past their planned capacity. Tensions rise as up to five inmates crowd into one-man cubicles. Gang rule prevails, as the toughest convicts abuse and torment the meek or nonviolent, and guards on undermanned correction staffs fear to intervene. When an inmate is finally freed, he is equipped for only one thing: to survive in the ways of the walled jungle. More often than...