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...domination. He urges more and closer analysis of Soviet objectives and less preoccupation with Soviet capabilities. Despite the vast numbers of tanks and missiles in the Warsaw Pact, Kennan argues, the U.S.S.R. has "no intention" of attacking the countries of Western Europe precisely because doing so would almost certainly trigger World War III and catastrophic destruction on all sides. For all their propensity to bully, the Soviets have, particularly in the past 15 years, been exceedingly cautious about risking direct military confrontation with NATO...
...equally disturbing questions whose implications go well beyond the case in question. Brooks was convicted of shooting a Fort Worth car mechanic and sentenced to death, even though his co-defendant received a prison term of 40 years and it remains unclear which of the two pulled the trigger. In addition, the way Brooks was put to death--by injection--has caused a careful scrutiny of medical ethics by those who believe a doctor should preserve and not take lives...
...absurdity becomes a sickening disgrace. You don't have to be an opponent of capital punishment to see the crime in the execution of Brooks, only someone who respects the law. The law says that guilt must be proved "beyond reasonable doubt." But no one knows who pulled the trigger...
...going, Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, director of the lab, taped some 30 electrodes and sensors over the major muscle groups in her legs. Then he instructed a small desktop computer to fire successive bursts of electricity, each carefully orchestrated to trigger the right muscles at the proper time. A feedback system monitored the movements of Davis' ankles, knees and hips, making corrections as necessary...
...look hard enough, you can find every conceivable type of holiday item in the shop. But while browsing, let the buyer beware. Step on one section of carpet in the corner of the candle room, and you'll trigger a whole manger scene--complete with music, lights, hay, and even a flying angel--on one side of the room. A lifesize model child sleeps in a bed in the middle of one room, and in another corner, the likeness of Santa himself snoozes in his rocker...