26 April 1993 WASHINGTON—In the vocabulary of contemporary American politicians there is a term that has an ominous ring to it: “Self-fulfilling prophecy.” It is defined as a situation evoking new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true. Last summer Bill Clinton, the Democratic candidate for President, spoke of the need of the moment in international affairs, to […]
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