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...spread too thin to keep the executioners away from their victims? Or had they simply been careless about giving the bloodthirsty militiamen a chance to run amuck? Whatever the answer, the government of Menachem Begin had a lot of explaining to do. It may eventually have a lot to regret too, for the Beirut bloodbath could very well provide powerful impetus to the Palestinian drive for a homeland...
...mind a latter-day Noah. Adrift in a boat Cohn is the only human survivor of the "Second Flood" that follows a nuclear war between the "Djanks" and "Druzhkies." Speaking from a crack in the sky, God addresses Cohn: "That you went on living, Mr. Cohn, I regret to say, was no more than a marginal error. . . Therefore live quickly-a few deep breaths and go your way. Beyond that lies nothing...
...gone but Lebanon has always prospered. The newest occupiers are judged in comparison with their predecessors, a distinct advantage. The Syrians, who have been in Lebanon since 1976 as the main component of an Arab Deterrent Force, are generally disliked because of their heavyhandedness. Similarly, many Lebanese will not regret the departure of the P.L.O., which has run sizable parts of the south as a state within a state...
Watt admits as much. After all, he says, "I have never had criticism from anybody I really respect." The problem is that for Watt, criticism and respect seem almost mutually exclusive. But even some allies have lost patience with Watt's combative bent. They regret, among other things, the political costs of Watt's proposal that snowmobiles and motorbikes be more widely permitted in national parks...
...tapes. The voices, though, are easily recognizable. The world-weary Bogart, for example, brings back memories of Casablanca. While the song As Time Goes By plays softly in the background, the sound-alike says: "Leave your name and number. If you don't, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life...