Word: lacks
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Kuwait ever comes to exist, the complaints about a lack of democracy may be moot. The Emir has promised to restore the parliament and increase political freedoms in general. No one claims to have spoken to a Kuwaiti who doubts that pledge. "After liberation," says Professor Ibrahim, the Egyptian sociologist, "I foresee Kuwait as an ever more democratic state -- and for that alone it is worth fighting for. But more, you would be fighting for all the principles that the people in the Arab world aspire...
...velvetized Czechoslovakia ethnic jealousies threatened to split the nation. In an emergency appeal, President Vaclav Havel cited freedom's hazards. "The state," he said, "is not endangered from outside, as has happened many times in the past, but from within. We are putting it at risk by our own lack of political culture, of democratic awareness and of mutual understanding...
Still, I chose to stay around for a while and lend support. I heard a couple of speeches and a smattering of applause, but no real commitment from the crowd. Even the hawkish pro-intervention demonstrators in the background seemed to lack real conviction...
...spare parts would start to tell, especially for Iraq's high-tech air force. Webster predicted that by as early as next March, Baghdad would have to reduce reconnaissance and training flights by its fleet of French- and Soviet-made aircraft. The departure of foreign technicians and the lack of replacement parts, he said, would make repairs too difficult...
HEALTH: Americans bemoan their lack of sleep, but few realize how perilous not getting enough rest...