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...combat any legitimate free spech, however insensitive it may be, is not to push it underground where it can fester and grow. It's better that this sort of insensitivity should be exposed and challenged with more free speech...
...strength of the underground groups in Kuwait could also complicate the restoration to power of the ruling family. Some resistance leaders are nearly as opposed to the Emir as they are to the Iraqis; if they manage to seize control of the capital before the allies arrive, they might demand democratic concessions from the ruling family. "The politics of liberation are very complex," said a Western diplomat. "It could take place on the terms of the Kuwaiti resistance." The ruling Sabah family has promised to respect the constitution of 1962 by holding parliamentary elections sometime after liberation. But the exiled...
...Allied warplanes destroyed what the U.S. called a military command center. Iraq claims it was an underground shelter and reports 500 civilian casualties...
...CENTRAL ARTERY project's replacement of downtown Boston's prematurely-aged elevated highway with a depressed underground version will be a boon for traffic-weary commuters, expansion-minded businesses and city residents who will enjoy Boston's newly created parkland...
...avoiding one-stop shopping. The Scud missiles fired against Israel and Saudi Arabia, for instance, were bought from the Soviet Union but were upgraded with equipment and expertise purchased from other nations. France provided guidance systems, Germany and Italy improved propulsion, and Brazil assembled the parts. Iraq's underground aircraft shelters were also hybrid creations. According to European press reports, Belgians designed the shelters, Swiss provided air-filtration units, Italians blastproof doors, and Britons and Germans the electrical power generators...