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...There really is no strict definition of what is going too far with parody. Parody is generally okay, but characters are trade marked, they're not copyrighted. And we actually had Bambi with bullets around her neck and we took the skunk and made it into a cigar-chomping sergeant, and that's stuff we probably couldn't have done. It would have been interesting to test the case, but not with our own money...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Talk About Sequels | 2/8/1991 | See Source »

...saturation bombing of Iraq is part of a wrenching decision that my country made openly and democratically with my full complicity. But can I steel my emotions? A ground war in Kuwait will only be worse. Can I bear to watch a TV clip of a 22-year- old sergeant, a former Oklahoma high school running back, being ripped apart by an Iraqi mine? Turning away would be cowardly, and a government that sanitized such gore to soothe domestic sensibilities would be contemptible. For if I cannot confront the true face of this war, if I cannot endure the moral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Dove Faces Up to War | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

...smaller land contingents -- as well as the token few warships sent by countries like Australia, Spain and Greece -- could accomplish that the alliance's core partners could not remained unanswered by the Pentagon. Even such a muscular U.S. ally as Italy, moreover, kept its participation to a minimum. Said Sergeant Robert Castellano, 26, a U.S. airman: "We look at our troop strength and we look at the others, and we feel they're not doing enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Allies A War Machine That Works -- So Far | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

...individual soldiers, and on this count, the U.S. (and some of its allies) enjoys a decided advantage. Early concerns about troop morale have faded. Without alcohol and other diversions, these troops just may be the toughest ever. "Saddam might yet regret having given us time to get ready," said Sergeant First Class Donna Munyon, 33, of McHenry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advantage: The Alliance | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

...RoboDeer, the radio-controlled decoy buck. West Virginia's department of natural resources has sent the dummy deer into the bush just twice -- but that was enough to ensnare 11 illegal highway hunters. "We try to place it where an individual would be looking for a deer," says DNR Sergeant Kaven Ransom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hunting: The Buck Starts Here | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

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