Word: businessman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could, or should, take retaliatory measures. Secretary of State George Shultz called on the U.S. to pursue an "active defense" against terrorism. Said Shultz: "I think strong action, if we can identify [that action] precisely and execute it successfully, will command broad public support." Once the two American survivors, Businessman John Costa, 50, of New York City and Auditor Charles Kapar, 57, of Arlington, Va., were out of Tehran, the White House issued a toughly worded statement, charging that Iran had "clearly encouraged extreme behavior by the hijackers...
...changed: the contras right now are too small in number and too ill equipped to threaten the Sandinistas seriously, but they are also too stubborn to give up. "The contras know they can't win, but they won't admit it," says a prominent Honduran businessman. "At first they thought they would sweep into Managua. Now they know they are in a quagmire...
...with their newly acquired portable stereos and TV sets and with well-stuffed oversize suitcases. They were joined by at least ten Kuwaitis, including three diplomats heading for the Karachi consulate, as well as a team of three American auditors from the U.S. Agency for International Development, an American businessman and a handful of other foreigners. The takeoff proved uneventful, and the passengers settled back for the 530-mile, 1½-hour flight to Dubai...
Sayyid Sami Bin Hamad Hamood, a businessman in Oman whose family had long traded in frankincense and myrrh, asked Robert to create Amouage. The two substances are resins that slowly ooze out of several varieties of trees and shrubs growing in the deserts of Oman. By combining them, Sayyid Sami is reaping the third fabled gift: gold...
...Gradually we're getting more and more creative trying to teach people. We've tried stuffing [our shopping] bags with notices which has solicited some more response," said one local businessman...