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...though, El-Jeaan, who will enter the class of '95 to concentrate in economics unless the war prevents him, is just waiting for the conflict to come to a quick finish. The struggle seems to have taken a heavy psychological and physical toll on him, though he maintains that no matter how long it takes, he will continue to support the freedom of his country...
...attacks to be stepped up . even more, cutting Iraqi supply and communications lines and leaving the occupation forces inside Kuwait unable to replenish their supplies of ammunition, food and, above all, water. Some U.S. aircraft would be lost to Iraq's enormous ground-defense system, but the toll might be relatively low. Congressman Les Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, estimates that no more than 10 U.S. planes a day would be shot down in the initial bombing campaign...
...full value of many loans will never be collected, Citicorp said it % expects to report at least $300 million in losses for the fourth quarter. Chase lost $623 million in the third quarter, while Chemical reported a $43.7 million deficit for the same period. The problems have taken their toll on workers as the troubled banks have slashed payrolls and shuttered divisions and offices. New York City banks have eliminated 15,000 jobs since 1987, or 8% of their work force...
...quarreling among themselves. Middle East Watch, for example, contends that the recent report by Amnesty International detailing human-rights abuses in Kuwait is overdrawn. But the problem is one of degree only. When Middle East Watch says Amnesty's high-range estimate of perhaps a thousand murders exaggerates the toll by about 400, that still leaves 600 victims of Iraqi brutality. And no one disputes that Iraq has regularly tortured Kuwaitis. Again, the only difference involves numbers...
...rampage. They ransacked and set fire to the five-star Hotel Merenids, torched limousines, looted boutiques and banks. Soon disturbances spread to several other towns, including the capital, Rabat. Some witnesses reported that police fired submachine guns into crowds. Authorities say five people died; union leaders put the toll at more than...