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Still, the Christopher party stayed on in Algiers. While Christopher's staff worked in the embassy offices, he remained more secluded in the Ambassador's residence. Despite the air of calm, something seemed to be happening. Up to 40 cables a day labeled FLASH (meaning top priority) clattered...
Much of the press lives by leaks these days, but it pays a price for them that it may not want to think about. With increased frequency, the New York Times's front page quotes from documents "made available to the Times." By whom? Not stated. That was part...
A robot's basic function is not to look or behave like a human being but to do a human's work, and for that it needs mainly a guiding brain (the computer) and an arm with claws for fingers. The computer is simply plugged into an electric...
Firemen clambered up rescue ladders and began helping guests from windows and balconies. Since the ladders reached only as high as the ninth floor, dozens of other firemen headed up the stair wells to fetch guests from higher floors and lead them down to safety. But the most dramatic rescues...
On route to Kandahar (pop. 125,000), 66 miles away in southern Afghanistan, our traveling companions graciously shared slices of a delicious native melon. They warmed when we inquired about the cut communications and electricity cables along the road. "Mujahidin," one whispered knowingly. After passing through a Soviet-manned checkpoint...