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Indeed, as credit has eased recently and bank reserves increased, the specter of inflation looms large. Once recovery begins, some financial analysts say, increased borrowing could help rev up inflation...
...Saudi and Kuwaiti officials are wringing their hands over the billions of dollars they lent or granted Iraq during the war with Iran. And Egypt worries about the thousands of Egyptians who served in Saddam's army during that conflict. Many are still in the Iraqi army, raising the specter of Egyptians fighting Egyptians...
...SPECTER that haunts pacifism today is its shadow: personal violence; and between light and shadow, there is only twilight: the zone of the coward...
...Gulf, where the air is thick with the smoke from burning oil wells and a wide swath of crude petroleum is fouling the water and devastating wildlife? If these disasters brought to mind the Exxon Valdez, the news of air attacks on nuclear- and chemical-weapons facilities raised the specter of Chernobyl and Bhopal. The environment itself has become both a weapon and a victim...
...very notion of anything like a loyalty check raises the specter of past overreactions in wartime, particularly the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Says Congressman Norman Mineta of California, a Japanese American who was interned when he was 10 years old: "The U.S. Constitution must not become a casualty of our conflict with Saddam Hussein." Addressing the concerns of Arab Americans late last week, President Bush declared, "There is no place for discrimination in the United States of America...