August 26, 1988 • Page Image 101
…A DAVID ROSENMAN'S A take a more extreme stand which further aggravates the situation. Individual soldiers in occu- pying armies often develop what Peri calls the "pin-head syndrome" — a tendency to keep a low profile and avoid responsibility. "The average soldier or of- ficer sees no forthcoming solution for ending the oc- cupation and feels powerless to change the situation," writes Peri. "This in turn pro- duces an unwillingness to get in...…

















































