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...President will insist on reviewing the full spectrum of U.S.-Soviet differences. What he plans to tell Gorbachev, advisers say, is roughly this: The U.S. does not and will not threaten the Soviet Union militarily or politically. It is the U.S.S.R. that killed détente by its military buildup and its aggressive efforts to spread Communism through the Third World. The U.S. is eager for a fresh start, but that will require modification of the behavior that causes Americans to view the Soviet Union as an expansionist totalitarianism...
...Staff Regan has his boss's ear, but little substantive experience in geopolitics. No-nonsense Secretary of State Shultz is the workhorse of U.S. diplomacy, but he does not always seem entirely sure to what end. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger knows precisely what he wants--a massive military buildup--and making deals with the Kremlin is not his idea of the way to achieve it. McFarlane, Regan and Shultz have ganged up to keep Weinberger back in Washington next week and away from the summit. But even in absentia, Weinberger may have more influence on Reagan than the other...
Thatcher had sent a private telex to the White House last August invoking Britain's "special relationship" with the U.S. and reminding the President that Britain supported the American defense buildup "in every way." Some observers took this to refer to Britain's endorsement of the Strategic Defense Initiative, which France has refused to back. But the French obviously believe in dollar wars: the Thomson and GTE bid was a whopping $3.1 billion less than Plessey-Rockwell's. SPYING Painful Stalemate...
...above inflation in the next two fiscal years. As lawmakers tried to explain that both the Senate and the House versions of deficit reduction call for deep cuts in military spending, Reagan gruffly insisted that a right-minded Congress could indeed achieve a balanced budget without sacrificing the defense buildup. Said Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd after the meeting: "He obviously doesn't understand the bill...
...opens with “Shaker” (from the 1993 album of the same name), a churning pot of jangly guitars that threatens to boil over as each tinny cymbal clang and distorted chord is added to the brew. The song is all twitchy, nervous-tic buildup; I’m searching here for a modern mainstream reference point, but coming up empty. This song, and those to follow, have a rich mellow ambience that no radio-friendly band has managed to emulate, but it’s notable that these tunes could fit comfortably in an iPod right...