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| December 23, 2002 | Buckley Jr., William F. | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Afloat in Paradoxes

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 19

Two days at sea, with only CNN and the ship's company to keep us abreast of the news. But the company is lively, and paradoxes are always with us.

On Monday two airline events were highlighted. One of them told of the Arab Israeli hijacker who attempted to take on an El Al flight. That brought instant commentary. Officials wondered at the spectacular audacity of the enterprise. Never mind that, confronted by alert air marshals, the hijacker was quickly relieved of his knife and immobilized, allowing the airship to land safely in Istanbul.

What left the commentators agog was the near-unique ...

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