Word: command
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...himself as a Companion Rat in the Grand Order of Water Rats, a venerable fraternity of comedians whose peers include Danny Kaye, Charlie Chaplin and Peter Sellers. After his investiture, the Royal Rat fell in with the tone of the organization by noting that next year he will assume command of a Royal Navy minesweeper. "Let me say," he warned, "that if any of you here today are considering sailing in the North Sea ... or own an oil rig in Scottish waters, I strongly advise you to increase your insurance contribution forthwith...
...five seconds Hewitt had discerned a collision for sure, and issued his urgent command: "American 182 descend immediately...
...colonize" Africa, it is an open secret that the U.S. has been funneling aid to the F.N.L.A.-UNITA forces through Zaïre. In Luanda, the M.P.L.A. showed off a huge cache of captured weapons and ammunition, the latter mostly American-made. Some crates were marked MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND, CHARLESTON, S.C. and consigned to Ndjili Airport, Kinshasa. Others bore the legend FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR MUTUAL DEFENSE...
...movement founded by two young Syrian schoolteachers, who sought to meld Marxist socialism with Arab nationalism. Much like early Communism, the movement is organized upward from haliah (cells) of three to seven people; above the cells is a network of companies, divisions, branches and regions. In Syria the regional command is composed of a 21-member elite, with Assad as Secretary-General...
...increasing the danger of renewed war. At least, however, Assad has effectively stifled all meaningful opposition at home. As one diplomat puts it, his "instincts for survival are impressive." To ensure the safety of his regime, the President has a Praetorian Guard, consisting of 25,000 men under the command of his brother Rifaat Assad, 34. In any case, Washington hopes the guard remains vigilant long enough for Assad to provide further proof that Syria, despite its trumpeting of the Palestinian cause, is genuinely willing to make peace with Israel at some point. In light of Syria's long...