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...called unalloyed successes: Cambodia is still locked in political rivalry; Somalia remains a violent, lawless land; Bosnia is shattered for good. Asked by the world to take over as Globo-cop, the U.N. has gone further than ever before, breaking its precedents and stretching its mandate to repair the ravages of war and internal breakdown. The role hasn't worked very well, in part because the U.N. lacks the money and men to do the job. But the main difficulty is with the job itself. The U.N. has been asked to patrol war zones, create governments from feuding factions, supply...
...dank humidity of an auditorium in the Massachusetts State House, he makes his case insistently, weaving numbers and exposition into a seamless argument. In the future, he says, 60% of the U.S. Navy's shipyard work will involve nuclear-powered vessels. More than half the ships in for repair will be submarines; most of those will be Los Angeles- class attack submarines. "The most experienced shipyard in servicing Los Angeles subs," he declaims, "is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Charleston has never overhauled a Los Angeles-class submarine. Never. Not one, ever...
...reduced the uniformed services from 2.1 million members in the mid-1980s to 1.7 million, heading down to 1.4 million or fewer. The defense budget will decline in real terms by more than 40% between 1985 and 1997. This downsizing leaves the U.S. with far more bases, support and repair facilities than it needs. But which ones to close? Even a relatively small base represents vital jobs and millions of dollars to its host community. Closing it will cause economic pain to the area and real hardship to many individuals. So naturally the cities and states marked for base closings...
Stephane (Daniel Auteuil) and Maxime (Andre Dussollier) are partners in a violin repair business. Maxime, a man of affairs, is now involved with the accomplished young violinist Camille (Emmanuelle Beart). "It's a new experience," he notes, "admiring someone I love." Stephane is Maxime's opposite: he has a stillness that consoles men and attracts women. "You're very reticient," Camille says, and he replies, "A bit"; Stephane is too reticent even to admit he's reticent. He may be a little in love with Camille -- "I like watching you talk," is all he says...
...Forty years of apartheid have been like 40 years of war. Our economy and our social life have been completely devastated, in some respects beyond repair. That was the situation in Europe after the last World War. What the Western world did was to mobilize their resources and introduce Marshall Plan aid to ensure that the countries of Europe devastated by the war recovered. What we expect -- and this is a matter which I'm going to raise with President Clinton -- is that the Western world, led by the U.S., should ensure that massive measures of assistance are given...