Word: british
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contrary, the book perpetuates worn-out stereotypes and leaves the reader wondering why some of the Irish have turned from hating to loving. He asserts that the British see the Irish as "drunkards, parasites and incompetents." And he claims that the Northen Irish "are in no mood to examine their consciences. It is easier for them to live within a traditional framework that has been imposed on them and that they have accepted, even though they know it is false and unhealthy." He does not qualify these generalizations by quoting the people he categorizes, nor does he attempt to make...
...would hear him out, Smith patiently insisted that his internal settlement fulfills the conditions of an agreement he made with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1976. In brief, Smith said, he agreed to majority rule for the breakaway British colony within two years; in return, the U.S. and Britain would recognize the legitimacy of his government and end the United Nations sanctions that have plagued Rhodesia's economy since 1966. "Our case is watertight," said Smith. "We cannot understand what is wrong...
...this traumatic decision and gave them what they wanted. We were told if we accepted "one man, one vote," we would be readmitted to the free-world community, sanctions would be removed and terrorism would end. That was the barrgain that was struck. But in 1966 [the U.S. and British governments] broke the contract...
...ground. We're not opposed in principle to an all-parties conference, but we are opposed to going with preconceived conditions. For example, the Anglo-American plan would liquidate the Rhodesian security forces. This would lead to absolute chaos. Then they want to establish an appointee of the British government as virtual dictator. We wonder why this is necessary. The Americans and British say [Joshua] Nkomo is the man, that you can forget [Robert] Mugabe. Now, I don't say that [British Foreign Secretary David] Owen and Vance specifically say they love Nkomo and they want him appointed...
...Front-Line States. [Samora] Machel [of Mozambique] and [Kenneth] Kaunda [of Zambia] want to end the Rhodesian problem even more than I do. U.S. and British recognition of the internal settlement would give them the out they are looking for. Kaunda said to me once, "If only the British government would have the guts to face up to its responsibility in settling the issue, while I would make a few unpleasant noises in public for a few days, that evening I would fall down on my knees and thank the good Lord." He wants it resolved desperately, as does Machel...