He did so because he is essentially a political coward and maneuverer, who apparently has not given up his long-term aim of eliminating Israel and who was afraid in the short run that if he took 99 percent, he would be killed for the 1 percent he left on the table.
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"Pirates of Silicon Valley " ( Sunday at 8 p . m ., TNT ), covering the years 1971-97, chronicles their rise at opposite ends of the country ( Jobs at Berkeley, Gates at Harvard ) to master innovators, thinkers, maneuverers and _ especially important _ thieves.
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They made the oddest of American political couples : the California pol with a gut suspicion of intellectuals and the immigrant academic given to quoting Metternich; the despiser of Republican liberals and the creature of Nelson Rockefeller; the president who pursued vendettas and the diplomat who knew how to court enemies; the driven hick and the worldly maneuverer.
