Word: thompson
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...TIME's Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson reports that the military is aware of the current emotional climate ? but isn't happy with the Oslo accord, and doesn't even think some of its anti-personnel weaponry should be on the table. "It looks like there?s no room for compromise unless Clinton is willing to steamroller the military, which I don?t believe he?s likely to do,? says Thompson...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: TIME science correspondent Dick Thompson reports that Dr. David Satcher, President Clinton's nominee for surgeon general, is a first rate scientist who should easily cruise to confirmation. "It's dead locked certain," Thompson says. "He should be very good in his roles because he is a fantastic scientist -- so good in fact, he will stun people." Despite his qualification, Thompson adds that Satcher, who has directed the Centers for Disease Control since 1993, should not be expected to reinvigorate an office which has declined in importance over the years. "At the moment, there isn't a crisis...
...Will it succeed? "There isn't an instant cure," warns Thompson. At the very least, the Army has recognized a very basic fact ? that when male drill sergeants are given absolute power over young female recruits, top brass must take care...
...Among their solutions: an extra week of "sensitivity training" for male recruits, and tougher screening of drill instructors. It's a good public relations exercise, says TIME military correspondent Mark Thompson. "Because of the Army's relatively swift action, most people will think the situation was handled fairly." In other words, this is an effort to prevent the Aberdeen training camp controversy from becoming as embarassing as the 1991 Tailhook scandal was for the Navy...