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...argument there. Besides the lavish ego strokes that luxury vessels bestow, today's yachts satisfy almost every whim imaginable. The sun deck cradles a hot tub that can accommodate eight people, while commodious staterooms boast VCRs and private baths with Jacuzzis. Instead of a grungy galley, the superyacht has a gleaming kitchen replete with microwaves, commercial-size freezers and stoves, and trash compactors. The bionic boats pack every aquatic toy: water skis, snorkling gear, diving equipment, Jet Skis and sailboards. To help while away foul weather, a free-flowing bar is at the ready, and libraries are stocked with videotapes...
...escape. In either case, Glass had become a pawn in the growing power struggle in Lebanon between Syria, which for its own purposes is trying to restore order and ensure a secular, religiously diverse Lebanon, and Iran, whose fanatical revolutionary rulers are attempting to transform the country into a vessel of the Islamic revolution. Arabic Syria and non-Arabic Iran are allies on many matters, including the gulf war, but they are fiercely at odds over Lebanon's destiny...
This week, two more setbacks struck President Reagan's policy in the Persian Gulf. A mine destroyed an Arab supply vessel in what were supposedly safe waters off the United Arab Emirates, and a possible act of terrorism destroyed a major Saudi Arabian-American oil installation in the Gulf itself...
...determine the level of escalation. The U.S. must not be perceived as escalating the conflict." U.S. military planners last week were hewing closely to Cordesman's line and planning for contingencies based on the nature of any foreseeable Iranian provocations. If Iran were to fire upon an American vessel with its Chinese-made Silkworm missiles, for example, the U.S. would most likely seek to destroy the missile sites. Bombers aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Constellation, based just outside the gulf, could be dispatched on short notice. The Silkworms, situated in isolated spots along the gulf and manned by small crews...
...notes Morrison, "must have had a very loud voice and throat pastilles." Still, the bruised and weary crew seemed to be catching on. After a week of trials, it achieved a rhythmic 28 to 30 strokes a minute and a top speed of 21.7 knots in the stripped-down vessel. Everyone cheered. "See," crowed Morrison, "it works...