Word: accountability
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cited the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948 as an example of American and Western European reliance on narrow assumptions which fail to take into account conditions special to the African continent...
Fortunately, most defense suppliers will be able to absorb at least the immediate impact of the cutback. As is the case with nearly all U.S. military exports, the Defense Department protects manufacturers by routinely requiring buyers to deposit enough money in a Government-administered trust account to cover a company's start-up costs under a contract. The money, which in the case of Iran totals $500 million, is held in escrow until work is completed and all the equipment has been delivered and paid for. At the same time, the contracts themselves also normally require buyers to make...
...Astonishing as these effects seem, they have all been verified. In designing nuclear accelerators, for example, scientists must take into account the fact that subatomic particles whipped to speeds approaching the velocity of light will appear to increase in mass. Furthermore, particles called muons, which at rest exist for only very short spans of time before decaying into other particles, are found to live far longer at high velocities...
...search for his forefather Kunta Kinte. What happened when Haley finally went to Africa has already passed into American legend, but the reenactment of the scene at the end of Roots 11 still has strong impact. When a tribal oral historian, a griot, confirms the Haley family account of Kinte's capture by white 18th century slave traders, Alex's joy is overwhelming. "You old African! I found you! I found you! I found you! I found you!" shouts out James Earl Jones, his voice bursting with sobs. The TV audience may well sob along with...
...erected with minimum fuss, he was inspired to place nuclear missiles in Cuba. He reasoned that the removal of the missiles could be traded for the with drawal of the U.S. from Berlin. Thus conditions were set for a more chilling confrontation. The events of Gate's account are almost 18 years old, but neither the tragedy nor the warning has aged. The Ides of August is a reminder that power remains a key factor in the conduct of foreign policy; without it, this book makes clear, the U.S. cannot remain secure in a world where every sign...