One opens The New York Times on a daily basis to read the most recent article about the preparationsfor war that are taking place in the United States. Another battalion, one more set of aircraft carriers andcruisers, an ever-increasing number of aircraft, new contingents of officers are being moved to the PersianGulf area. 62,000 more soldiers were transferred to the Gulf last weekend. An enormous, deliberatelyintimidating force is being built up by America overseas, while inside the country, economic and social badnews multiply with a joint relentlessness.