Word: blackmailed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also, according to speculation, had carried on a long-running affair with his secretary, whom he married in 1968 after his wife of 31 years divorced him. Could that affair have provided a basis for blackmail? That seemed unlikely in Britain's tolerant Establishment. Burgess, Maclean and Blunt were known to be homosexual; Philby had a reputation as a womanizer...
...more independence, restoring a greater role for the parties, shortening the length of the campaign, reducing the importance of the primaries, and deflating the influence of special-interest groups. Says John Sears: "This is a horrible system, a terrible system. Under the current arrangement, single-issue groups can essentially blackmail a candidate." Agrees Bob Strauss: "When national conventions are dominated by single-issue groups, the conventions don't represent America...
...Blackmail, suspicious moves and abject surrender arouse anger and protest...
Thus in an era when political skyjackings had seemed to be declining, a trio of determined gunmen brought that brand of political blackmail back to the forefront of world attention - and proved that it could work. The incident continued to have ominous repercussions long after the last hostage had returned to the welcoming embrace of his family. It heightened international tensions, sparked a hot row between Washington and Moscow, and raised widespread fears of a possible new wave of hijackings. Warned Alitalia Security Chief Aristide Manopulo: "This could lead to a full-scale return to international air terrorism. The Pakistan...
Such widespread outcries of dismay and indignation were provoked by Syria's and Pakistan's apparent violation of the cardinal rule of international antiterrorism procedure: do not surrender to blackmail...