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...shambles there now--a false peace broken, power-mad rebels imperiling a U.N. mission as they reignite a vicious civil war--defies the international community's good intentions. Many are rushing to tack another "failure" to the list of ill-fated operations from Somalia to Rwanda to Bosnia. The credibility of U.N. peacekeeping is under siege again and so is the wisdom of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's--and the Clinton Administration's--doctrine of humanitarian intervention...
...tradition that cries out for reinstatement. Let Al Gore and George W. Bush go home and remain there in decorous silence until November. No, critics will say: That would only make things worse. The campaign would be taken over by gaudily negative advertising and spinmeister surrogates far more vicious and irresponsible than the actual candidates. This is where New Age politics joins hands with nineteenth century precedent. I propose that the candidates get out of their rocking chairs one night a week and participate in a kind of post-Clinton presidential Olympics, an event that might, in the TV listings...
Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud." (V.G.); "But whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing is difficult to say." (A.E.) Now one such might...
...latest versions of Doom, Mortal Kombat and Half Life feature realistic sound effects and depictions of violence that are close to motion-picture quality, as limbs are blown off and organs splattered. These games teach kids to connect gore and glory in a fantasy world in which the most vicious killers are the winners...
...article on Lebanon's anti-Israeli Hizballah militants and their effect on the politics of Lebanon and the Middle East raised some questions [WORLD, April 10]. How can Lebanon possibly become a technology and business center, a kind of "Singapore of the Middle East," with Hizballah carrying out its vicious attacks? Even if Hizballah tries to shed its fundamentalist roots, it will still be an organization that promotes terrorism. The only way Lebanon can restore its image and attract substantial foreign investment is for it and Syria to stop supporting Hizballah. AARON GOLDBERG, age 14 San Diego...