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Khalil acknowledges it may be difficult for herto gain influence over events of internationalimport. "Somehow, I'll worm my way into thePalestinian-Israeli scene, being a women, and aSaudi, and not a member of the royal family," shesays half-jokingly. "That will be quite anaccomplishment...
...government decided to allow the patenting of small microorganisms. The nation's policy has already approved of granting ownership to man-made forms of life. Must the Congress demand a damaging pause in scientific research every time a different organism is patented, whether it be a virus, mouse, or worm...
Mainly we have to realize that a solution to the problem of Israel and its occupation of Palestinians requires two wills: an Israeli will to face up to the fact that continued occupation is at best a diversion of important energy and at worst a worm in the apple of the Israeli soul; and a Palestinian will to see Israel not as a temporary phenomenon but a permanent and tolerable presence. One will does not do the trick (and don't delude yourselves into thinking the Palestinians have done their part already...
MANAGUA, Nicaragua--Defense Minister Humberto Ortega said yesterday that an aide who defected to the United States was a "little worm" who took with him several documents of questionable strategic value...
...fish go." John Ciardi celebrates "The Lung Fish," a survivor intact from prehistoric epochs: "If no/ creature is immortal, some/ are more stubborn than others." And Robert Lowell hopes that "when shallow waters peter out," he will be able to "catch Christ with a greased worm" and save his soul. The Fisherman notes, "Lowell was a Christian, and he was probably right to resort to the metaphor of fishing for his purpose. Christianity is an aquarium . . . in the fourth century, the cross was not the prevailing symbol for the Man-Fisher; the fish was . . . when ((Jesus)) rose from the dead...