Word: blame
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Israeli intelligence agents say that Black September is a part of Al Fatah, founded by that organization's leaders, in response to criticism that they had become too moderate. By pinning the blame on Al Fatah, of course, the Israelis may merely be providing themselves with a visible target for retaliation. But as they detail the structure, the organization consists of 400 to 600 members-U.S. sources put the figure closer to 100-who plan operations, then recruit rank-and-file members of Al Fatah to carry them out. According to the Israelis, the organization is headquartered...
Still, it is difficult to put much of the blame on newsmen. Indeed many reporters, barred from the climactic scene, hesitated when word of the captives' safe release first came from the Bavarian state police, who were responsible for security at the airport in Fürstenfeldbruck. A few journalists were apparently misled when a local pub owner, Ludwig Pollack, passed a rumor near the airport gate that the terrorists had been seized; from this it was inferred that the hostages were safe. But it was only after receiving confirmation from Conrad Ahlers, official spokesman for the West German...
There is no point in assessing blame except to provide a lesson for the future. In this context it is difficult to justify Owens's behavior. He broke his public promise to follow the decision of the panel of community leaders, who endorsed Peterson over Johnson...
...four other "liberal" councillors must also share the blame. Why did they sell Owens he could go find another qualified black candidate back in March when is own had dropped out and Peterson was the clear choice of the citizens' panel...
Amato says that in his campaigning he has stressed the lack of strong, credible leadership in the community. He is also quick to blame Harvard and MIT, with all their untaxable property, for the 40 per cent increase in property taxes over the last three years. He terms the current rent control law "unfair to tenants and landlords" and says that Cambridge, with six City Managers in six years, does not have a viable form of government...