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THEY ARE THE FEW AND THE proud, the long gray line, the Spartans. They practice what they call, in a phrase silky with unexamined assumptions, the manly art of war. They see themselves as pursuing a higher calling in terrain where rights matter less than responsibilities, where the individual must give way to the corps...
...continents for a foreign correspondent to cover, Africa, with its wars, hostile terrain and often impossible communications, is the most difficult. TIME Nairobi bureau chief Marguerite Michaels sums it up: "Getting the story in Africa is only one-half of the job of a journalist. Getting to the story, more often than not, is the real challenge." Michaels, one of four Africa-based TIME correspondents to contribute to this week's cover story, has met that challenge in many ways. Perhaps the most dramatic was her visit last year to Eritrea, which had just won a 30-year...
Overwhelmingly, U.S. and European military experts warn against getting involved. Yugoslavia is almost custom designed to frustrate any peacekeeping, or peacemaking, force. The terrain is mountainous, perfect for ambushes and hit-and-run operations. Many of the irregulars are well trained and are skilled in guerrilla warfare. The weapons they would use against an intervening force are small, portable and abundant. Western analysts point out that the fathers and grandfathers of today's fighters tied down 30 Axis divisions for four years during World War II. The generals would prefer another Desert Storm: an obvious enemy, a clear military objective...
Strategists on both sides are more comfortable with the known terrain of a two-man race. The Republicans see their "electoral lock" triumphing again. "We're looking at a victory resembling the coalition of states that has won for us in the past," said Republican chairman Rich Bond, "the South, of course, and most of the small Western states, with some good showings in the Midwest and a few Northeastern pick-offs." The Democrats concede the "cotton South" to Bush and admit that such electoral-vote powerhouses as Florida and Texas will probably remain with the G.O.P. But they believe...
...some reason, most major American plays center on conflict between fathers and sons. That terrain is revisited touchingly if without revelations in UNFINISHED STORIES, which retraces a classic immigrant generational cycle: from unyielding tradition to relentless assimilation to fervent rediscovery of old ways. Earnestly written by Sybille Pearson and meticulously staged by artistic director Gordon Davidson for Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum, the show stars Joseph Wiseman, Hal Linden, Christopher Collet and Fionnula Flanagan. The title refers to interrupted anecdotes that are a metaphor for how families live together yet alone. Alas, it is the sole hint of subtext amid...