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As we note in chapter 2, al Qaeda has tried to acquire or make nuclear weapons for at least ten years.
As defined by statute, covert action "means an activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly, but does not include-(1) activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence[.
Even so, the average subscriber may cost more to acquire than he or she ever pays.
"Culturebox," we are told, "intends to make a habit of ruling on disputes" of the sort I provoked in Commentary . Shulevitz would help it acquire some welcome credibility in its rulings if she were also to make a habit of being fair.
But even KKR overreached itself when it spent $26 billion to acquire RJR Nabisco.