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...withdrawal unacceptable, since it would reward Saddam for aggression. But, says Michael Dewar, deputy director of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, that move "paralyzes Washington's military option." It would be difficult if not impossible to justify a war costing thousands of casualties for such a small sliver of territory. Moreover, since that sliver approximates Iraq's initial demands on Kuwait, Saddam could plausibly claim that he had won what he really wanted. Some American and allied officials refer to this as "the nightmare scenario" since they think it represents Saddam's best chance of escaping punishment...
...Look, wars have consequences. This is a violent and dislocating century that has created millions of refugees all over the world. There are more than 200 million Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa, occupying 5 million sq. mi. There are 3.8 million Israeli Jews on a tiny sliver of land. The Arabs have tried in war after war to destroy Israel. The Jews have prevailed. What do you expect from them? Besides, what law of history says that a people aspiring to be a nation will have a state? Look at the Kurds, the Armenians, the Basques...
...face of indomitable natives and pressure from foreign environmentalists, the Sarawak government has begun a dialogue with the Penans, and Malaysians have begun to respect those natives who choose to live in the forests. Thanks to Ngau and his colleagues, there is a sliver of hope that the grim sacking of Sarawak may be halted...
...from cable, where explicit material is commonplace. "The networks have seen their share of the audience erode, and I think there is a tacit approval to go a little further," says Robert Singer, an executive producer of the new NBC series Midnight Caller. Network viewers today can see a sliver more nudity than they once could (though only from the rear), hear a few more dirty words (though usually later in the evening), and see bullets actually hitting bodies -- all scenes that once were forbidden...
...also bid for the rights to part of the 1992 Olympics. Canceled network shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd have been picked up by cable, which is developing its own movies and series as well. Although each channel takes only a sliver of the viewing pie, collectively they hurt. Says NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff: "We're being nibbled to death by these piranhas known as CNN, Lifetime and Sunday Night Football...