Word: againsts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The U.S. can help arm the Thais against a Vietnamese incursion, but Washington seems virtually helpless to influence the apparently inexorable course of events that is engulfing the Cambodian people. One reason is that the war being waged inside the country is ultimately a reflection of the deep-rooted Sino...
Though adaptive responses keep the body running for a while, even for months if some food and water are available, prolonged starvation eventually disrupts vital processes. Says Dr. Buford Nichols Jr. of Houston's Baylor College of Medicine: "You keep falling back, like a military withdrawal, but finally the...
The army officers' motives for joining Kim's coup plan stemmed from Park's harsh measures against rising political opposition and student protests. This led the generals to conclude that he was losing touch with reality and was no longer able to govern effectively. Moreover, both the...
Saddam Hussein's consolidation of power has included the arrest last July of 67 Cabinet members, politicians and government employees in an alleged conspiracy against the new regime; 21 officials, including a Deputy Prime Minister, were executed for treason, but the rationale for the purge remains a mystery. The...
In the present case, the question is in what way the U.S. can best use its influence toward bringing about a cease-fire in the Western Sahara between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario guerrillas, who want to establish an independent state in the area formerly ruled by Spain. Morocco...