Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Geter's claim of injustice came to be heard is no dry matter of lawyers marshaling cool arguments for an appeals court. It has been a slam-bang battle waged by friends and lawyers to build public pressure. Says one of his attorneys, George Hairston: "According to an ancient proverb, 'You can get more with a gun and a smile than you can with just a smile.' We've smiled, played by the rules and got nowhere. The media...
Furthermore, the incident had undoubtedly diminished the U.S. in Arab eyes. Once again the Arab world demonstrated the validity of an ancient proverb: "I and my brother against my cousin. But I, my brother and my cousin against the outsider." Syria is vastly unpopular within the Arab fold, but last week one Arab state after another condemned the U.S. raid. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, expressed his government's "deep concern," while Kuwait railed against the "flagrant aggression." Even Arafat, who has been practically driven into the sea by Syrian-supported P.L.O. rebels, issued a statement...
...Last year, for example, they reportedly executed around 100 air force officers who had tried to stage a coup. In February 1982, some 8,000 of Rifaat's troops exacted a bloody revenge against the rebellious Muslim Brotherhood in the historic city of Kama, leaving most of the ancient quarter in ruins and at least 10,000 civilians dead...
...exhibition, including a slide show narrated by Hooker Professor of Visual Arts Edward F. Sekler, focused on attempts by the United Nations and Birenda's government to preserve an ancient and historic square in the city of Patan, Nepal. The square is endangered by traffic and construction...
...systematic survey of the once powerful civilizations that flourished in Mexico and Central and South America before 16th century Spaniards spread destruction in their frenzy for New World gold. Pre-Columbian art, the author notes, drew on a staggering variety of mythologic forms. Similarities between the designs of ancient America and Asia are not coincidental; prehistoric migrations apparently carried the seeds of cultures halfway round the world. In addition to illustrations of artifacts, the book offers a section on the main pre-Columbian sites that armchair archaeologists will find irresistible...