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Western officials did not exempt Tudjman from fault. Said a U.S. diplomat: "The Croatian government is far from blameless or democratic, and it has severely discriminated against Serbs living in Croatia." But Milosevic's aims are expansionist, and success on his part threatens to undo everything the E.C. stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yugoslavia The Flash of War | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

Therein lies the fundamental difference between the movement's perceptions of American soldiers in Vietnam and their modern-day counterparts in Saudi Arabia. Unlike Vietnam veterans, individual soldiers in the Gulf are considered tragic heroes, blameless pawns caught up in a situation they cannot control...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Not 'Just Following Orders' | 2/5/1991 | See Source »

Legally, Harvard is probably blameless in granting "tips" in admissions to applicants who are children of Harvard and Radcliffe graduates. Morally, the policy is unreasonable, hypocritical and despicable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Is Harvard Really Innocent? | 10/10/1990 | See Source »

Children are born, poets say, trailing clouds of glory. Theirs is a sheltered and blameless time, a sweet parenthesis between birth and responsibility. The young are expected to play, to learn, to feel life in every limb. They are not supposed to die. And they certainly are not supposed to kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Child Warriors - Afghanistan - Northern Ireland - Burma - Los Angeles | 6/18/1990 | See Source »

...think anyone who signed that petition was blameless," she adds...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Allegations of Racism Ignite Citywide Debate | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

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