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...Europe, Charles de Gaulle is doing his best to torpedo NATO, the basic framework of the American military position on the Continent. One reason he can afford to do so, of course, is that the threat of Russian aggression has subsided, largely because the U.S. presence has made Europe too risky and unrewarding a field for Russian adventure. As Defense Secretary Robert McNamara points out: "The focus of the U.S. defense problem has shifted perceptibly toward the Far East." There, the U.S. not only has committed some 330,000 men in and around South Viet Nam, but also faces...
...many lessons from Viet Nam, but probably the most important is that military means, no matter how strong or skillful, are no longer enough to prevent or even to win wars. "The most important part of our military posture," says Harlan Cleveland, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, "is the political framework within which we use our power." Secretary McNamara, in his already famous Montreal speech, forcefully pointed out that, in a world of haves and havenots, military power alone cannot purchase security. "Without internal development of at least a minimal degree," McNamara said of the havenots, "order and stability are simply...
...past two years. Both the mayor and the chief of police have recently appeared before the Lake County Liquor Board asking the board not to renew liquor licenses for taverns frequented by known prostitutes. This is unprecedented. Bear in mind that law enforcement authorities must work within the framework of the law. To "know" a woman is a prostitute is one thing; to be able to produce evidence of prostitution that will justify arrest and conviction is quite another...
...believe that the Negro's struggle for equality in America is essentially revolutionary. While most Negroes unquestionably seek only to enjoy the fruits of American society as it now exists, their quest cannot objectively be satisfied within the framework of existing political and economic relations...
...country guarantees us privacy within a legal framework. The Federal Bureau of Investigation [May 6] is one of the agencies that maintains this protection. It is not only ironic but almost criminal that this agency should maintain a policy that is itself an invasion of privacy. The social habits and private lives of FBI men should be of interest to the bureau only in matters of security...