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When he thinks about it at all, which he tries hard not to do, Ali Basa can remember in detail exactly when his luck ran out. It was shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at a point in the Kuwaiti desert about 14 miles north of the Saudi border. On eight previous smuggling runs, the midday heat had protected Basa's overland enterprise. The Iraqis, everyone knew, were creatures of habit who invariably shunned the harsh...
...that as of Nov. 29, five allies that had agreed to kick in $6.7 billion in cash and kind by Dec. 31 had so far ponied up only $3.6 billion. Two-thirds of that came from Kuwait, which had promised $2.5 billion and paid exactly that much. (Critics nonetheless point out that the Kuwaiti financial empire is worth an estimated $100 billion.) By Williams' figures, Japan had pledged $2 billion but had paid only $476 million; Germany had paid a mere $337 million of a promised $1.07 billion. Germany protested that it had ! forked over at least $660 million...
This controversy, however, masks a far more vital point. Even if the U.S. by New Year's Eve collects every last cent pledged by allies, that amount is grossly insufficient, particularly from two such economic powerhouses as Germany and Japan. Moreover, few allies have pledged any money beyond Jan. 1 (to be fair, most have not yet been asked). So U.S. officials will soon have to rerun the September begging trip that was dubbed Operation Tin Cup. But Bonn is complaining about the high costs of German unification, and the Japanese Finance Ministry is grumbling about the nation's heavy...
...miles from department-store turf. Women's apparel manufacturer Liz Claiborne placed its 22 outlets 45 minutes to an hour from retailers selling its label. "We are very sensitive to our department stores, since they are the nucleus of the business," says Harvey Jones, ad manager at West Point | Pepperell, who won't even divulge the number of outlets the brand operates. Others go to some lengths to disguise their outlets: Izod Lacoste sportswear is sold at Fashion Flair outlets, Escada at First Choice outlets, and Dior and Hathaway at Warnaco...
...that granting such powers to people without adequate training is irresponsible and possibly dangerous. Says Dr. Carolyn Robinowitz, deputy medical director of the American Psychiatric Association: "We're talking about patients and their lives. I just hope people don't suffer serious complications for the sake of proving a point...