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Presumably, the regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski had hoped that it could intimidate Walesa and his followers. But the Warsaw government backtracked when it became clear that the trial was turning out more absurd than intimidating. Invited by the judge to find an amicable solution, the state prosecutor offered to withdraw the charges if Walesa would make a statement that satisfied the commission members. Responded Walesa: "I had no intention of humiliating anyone." With that, the case was dismissed. Walesa noted that the compromise outcome was a "sign of hope...
That way, the Crimson could avoid the delayed planes and absurd lighting situations which the squad experienced Friday night in New Jersey, en route to being massacred by Princeton...
...States was responsible for the Duvalier dynasty's rule, and that we should now provide aid to Haiti as a form of reparations. I personally think that both charity and self-interest should motivate us to help Haiti; but your attempt to blame this country for the Duvaliers is absurd...
...agree. We shouldn't "pick on" SI when there are many more worthwhile objects of accusation, anger, and debate. But to say that Sports Illustrated and its 20-year-old annual swimsuit issue are somehow outside the realm of scrutiny is absurd...
Coming from a seasoned campaigner with a reputation for masterly verbal pyrotechnics, the words seemed slightly absurd. "God is with us!" President Ferdinand Marcos declared before a crowd of 50,000 in Davao on the southern island of Mindanao. "God knows that to protect the Filipino people, (we) must...