Word: closers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Syria's Assad believes the security of his own country is tied directly to that of Lebanon. If the Christian forces upset the balance of power in the country, and successfully turned half of Lebanon into an Israeli-backed ministate, Israel's forces would be that much closer to Syria by land and sea. For its part, Israel fears that a Syrian-dominated Lebanon, with leftist Muslims in control, would turn the country into another confrontation state...
...first glance, the pastoral scene pictured below recalls a nostalgic postcard view of old Russia. Perched on the banks of a winding river are a sleepy village, a monastery, an Eastern Orthodox church and a bell tower. Closer inspection, however, discloses some grim hallmarks of the new Russia: armed sentries in a guard tower and a group of prisoners marching off to work. Two unique photos, secretly taken this year and obtained by TIME from a Russian human rights activist, offer a rare glimpse of the thousands of "islands" in the U.S.S.R.'s gulag archipelago...
...tries to deal with this in an open way. "There is a great deal of skepticism about the decision-making process. Everybody wants to be darned sure we never have another Watergate or Viet Nam. Even if Eisenhower were in the White House, there would be a much closer examination of what he did. I think it is healthy...
...renewal, if the impasse has not been broken by then. But what he really hopes is that the U.S. will become what he calls a "full partner" in the negotiations. Translation: he wants the U.S. to come up with its own peace plan, judging that it would be closer to Egypt's position than to Israel's and would not be easy for the Israelis to dismiss out of hand...
Though Fenway superstar Mora made it 3-1 with his second four-bagger of the series in the sixth, by then things were pretty much decided and attentions turned towards the Yankee game, which seemed worlds closer at 3-2 in the eighth at Detroit...