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Although the Begin government's triumvirate is notoriously hawkish, Israeli generals are not monolithically hard-line in their politics. Rabin, the only ex-general ever to head the government, turned out to be somewhat more moderate than his predecessor Golda Meir. Former Quartermaster General Matityahu Peled, who teaches Arabic studies at Tel Aviv University, is one of the few prominent Israelis who support the idea of a Palestinian state...
...going on. I've seen him shift his position during a meeting, or shift from one meeting to another as the consensus changes." In other words, Burns takes care to move the discussion in the direction in which agreement seems to lie. The role of Burns' predecessor, William McChesney Martin, was far more passive...
Delicate Hands. Nixon found Leonid Brezhnev to be much more poised and cautious than his predecessor: "Intellectually you had a man not as quick as Khrushchev, but he is a much safer man to have sitting there with his finger on the button than Khrushchev." Brezhnev is also evidence that "the new class is doin' pretty good" in the Soviet Union. He is "something of a fashion plate. He liked beautiful cars. He liked beautiful women...
...Managing during this streak has been a lot more fun than it was watching from the bench back in '55." An open, ebullient man, subject to sudden attacks of overstatement (Dodger Stadium is "blue heaven on earth"; "Cut me, I bleed Dodger blue"), Lasorda is the antithesis of Predecessor Walter Alston, who perfected the art of keeping his own counsel. "I believe in whooping it up, patting guys on the back, enthusiasm," says Lasorda, whose fealty to his team is so strong that he would like to continue to be of service after death. "They can just...
...Black Magic Woman." The changes have not made a big difference in the group's sound from a strictly technical standpoint, with one notable exception. Some of the keyboard and synthesizer work performed by Tom Coster on Festival completely eclipses any of the solos rapped out by his predecessor on the ivories, Gregg Rolie. The ornate pattern of notes that flow from Coster's moog on "Reach Up" enable him to separate his personal style from Carlos' domineering presence, a real rarity in this band's history. Until now, Santana has featured five accompanying musicians who have provided a virtually...