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...Their main focus," says a report by the security service of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, "will be information gathering in the scientific- technical realm." Agents from Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Romania are still operating in Germany, says the report, as are those from China, "especially at universities." In a warning that probably applies to all industrialized nations, the German security report says Iran, Iraq, Libya and Syria are running clandestine intelligence operations aimed at "the development of atomic, biological and chemical weapons...
This line of argument is particularly sinister, because it seems legitimate--it's not a blatant smear, or an all-out attempt at character assassination. Rather, it's a criticism of the most substantive realm of the politician, how he or she votes...
When Bob Dole jokes with Jay Leno about his disputes with the president, this sends a disturbing message about the nature of Washington. Legitimate political debate is relegated to the realm of humor. Dole can, with an odd sort of detachment, declare that all the fierce debate of Capitol Hill is really just a show, and that after hours he is really a friend of his political enemies. If it is a show, why should the American people take it seriously once the actors reveal it as an illusion? Will the voting public simply forget about the issues underlying political...
Some students, too, thought moving was no big deal. As Shaman said, "In the realm of things, it's much less of a hassle than dealing with other things in the world...
...same as being Irish. There are shadings; there are changes in the course of a lifetime. I know people who were once brazenly out and are now happily, heterosexually married -- as well as people who have gone in the opposite direction. Or, to generalize beyond genital sexuality to the realm of affection and loyalty: we all know men who are militantly straight yet reserve their deepest feelings for the male-bonded group -- the team, the volunteer fire department, the men they went to war with...