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Things turned sour again before Cedras finally capitulated. Well past Clinton's original noon deadline, Biamby burst into the room to report that he had received a fax and two phone calls from the U.S. informing him that American airborne troops had taken off and the invasion was about to begin. "He concluded we were part of a trap," says Nunn. Biamby told Cedras to go into hiding instantly and warned Nunn that he would commit suicide before he would flee the country. Nunn said he feared "it was over, we weren't going to get any agreement." Cedras said...
...firepower the U.S. was prepared to use. It was Powell who convinced Cedras that it was more in keeping with military honor to yield than to fight. It was Powell who ultimately persuaded President Clinton to take the deal with all its flaws. If the Haitian venture turns sour, the general's prestige might plummet, but right now it is so high as to revive talk in the White House of naming him Secretary of State...
...forget the money. Almost by definition, independent films are acts of love, not commerce. They are informed by the moviemaker's passion to put a vision on screen, and the process usually takes torturous years. That may be one reason so many of these films seem on the sour side. When getting a picture made means hocking your car, borrowing on your inheritance and panhandling your friends, the art that results can look pretty desperate. All the new films discussed below, even the comedies, play like cries from the heart -- want ads from the abused and the absurd...
...unspeakable wealth of Beverly Hills. As a writer seeking to capture the spirit of place, Peter Theroux is a kinder, gentler clone of his older brother Paul (The Happy Isles of Oceania, Riding the Iron Rooster.) . For all their sparkle, the latter's travel books are suffused with a sour misanthropy : the natives are usually too noisy or too smelly or otherwise lacking in the finer human attributes...
...years ago, customers' ratings of the quality of U.S. cars have gone up 34%. On the other hand, satisfaction with how those cars were sold and serviced rose only 22%. This discrepancy worries Big Three officials, who want customers to be so happy that they will keep coming back. Sour sales experiences work against that goal...