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...describe what is being proposed. What is needed is the ability to bust up terrorist organizations. If someone is killed in the operation, it is not because of his political role; it's because he is a casualty of the operation. The purpose of the operation should be to destroy the power of a terrorist organization, and if there are casualties, so be it. That's quite different from assassination...
...threatened to expose John Walker's espionage if she tried to win legal custody of the boy. "My husband was blackmailing me," Laura charged. "He told me that if I tried to get the baby, he would turn in my father or tell what he knew, and he would destroy the family." Earlier this month, Laura snatched Christopher from his father's Laurel, Md., neighborhood...
...alone, but her loyalties were divided. "I was torn between exposing my father and risking (his spending) his entire life in jail," she said. "I do love my father." At the same time, Laura claimed, her mother had warned, "If you do this, you're going to destroy the whole family. I could go to jail, and who knows what else could happen...
Like other people who are humiliated and threatened, we talk now mostly about retribution. Washington echoes the brave calls of armchair generals from the provinces who would devastate the Bekaa Valley or demolish the Beirut airport or launch a search-and-destroy mission in the city. Retaliation may have its place when, in that rare instance, terrorists separate themselves from the fabric of innocent society. The better answer lies in every American's awareness and understanding that terrorism must be met on its own terms...
None of this, however, can destroy the city's legendary mercantile spirit; even in the war-torn western sector, stores are still open, selling quality goods at bargain prices ($40 for a pair of stylish Italian-made shoes, $4 for a bottle of Scotch). Main reason: the government has been unable to collect customs duties for many months. Even some liquor stores are operating, though they keep their stocks hidden for fear of attracting the attention of fanatic Shi'ite militiamen who roam about looking for violations of the Islamic stricture against alcohol. Shortages of staples are rare; only severe...