Word: brutally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next four years Phnom Penh and other Cambodian cities turned into ghost towns. Lien, Ty and Van (her other brother) toiled in labor camps in the countryside, fulfilling Pol Pot's (the Khmer Rouge leader's) vision of a peasant farming nation. The Khmer Rouge were hostile and brutal against the people who had lived comfortably in the cities while they had struggled and fought in the jungles for a new Cambodia...
...therapist working with brutal offenders, I am amazed by American reactions to private violence [Sept. 5]. Considering that more jail time can be given to a man for shooting a bald eagle than for molesting a child, it is no wonder that the violence perpetuates itself...
...anti-abortion movement, Paige describes the movement at its peak, a blatant, sensationalistic drive for power. For example, "Stop the Baby killers" was a political front organization to channel money to pro-life congressional candidates in 1980. Asked about the group's name, an organizer stated, "Frankly, that was brutal, But we had to get attention or we would have lost our money...
...Soviet fighter shot down KAL 007, killing all 269 passengers, the renascent détente in Washington was effectively stopped in its tracks. Thanks in just about equal parts to George Shultz's moderating influence and the lack of viable sanctions, Reagan's immediate response to the Soviet's brutal deed was mild: the usual harsh rhetoric coupled with some minor restrictions on cultural and diplomatic exchange. But despite the President's reaffirmation of his commitment to arms control, it is clear that this latest East-West crisis has been a boon to Reagan, slowing the nuclear freeze movement...
...nationwide curfew and to begin inviting over 1,000 leading political figures to return from exile. Two of the exiles flew into Santiago last week and were greeted by more than 5,000 supporters chanting anti-Pinochet slogans, an event that only months earlier would have brought a brutal response from police. Jarpa also discussed relaxing the six-year-old ban on political parties. Though no promises were made, many Chileans expect that political activity will soon be permitted...