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...separate peace with Israel. Even so, he sent a delegation to Israel to resume negotiations on the Palestinian autonomy talks. Mubarak urged the Israelis to "be more flexible on matters of principle." A similar plea was made by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis. But the Israelis showed scant signs of modifying their refusal to grant the Palestinians any real autonomy. The talks that Sadat began still have a long...
There are hazards and limitations to all the new U.S. initiatives. Next month's display of military muscle may have scant effect on Libyan attempts to cause trouble in Egypt and the Sudan. U.S. support for Mubarak must strike a careful balance so as not to cast him as little more than a U.S. puppet, imperiling his fledgling hold on his country. The U.S. may also have difficulty delivering on its weapons promises, for the Pentagon has few arms to spare. Both M60 tanks and air defense missiles, for example, are in short supply...
...Scant seconds later the Crimson's Paul McNulty, Eric Schuler, Peter Jelley and Andy Gerkin stormed the final hill to clinch the 19-36 victory...
...outnumbered by the Warsaw Pact nations more than 2 to 1 in divisions, better than 3 to 1 in tanks and a frightening 8 to 1 in medium-range nuclear missiles. Logistics experts fear that NATO forces would start running short of ammunition, fuel, weapons and spare parts within scant days of any Soviet attack. The main route of any attack, of course, runs right through West Germany. This vulnerability, plus a suspicion of U.S. motives, is one reason for the growing antimilitary movement...
...four supporters, S.I. Hayakawa of California, talked with Lefever, who by then had scant chance of winning on the Senate floor. Lefever quickly withdrew, even as the White House was still lobbying, if halfheartedly, for support...