Word: commoner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Peru--The leaders of Peru, Colombia and Bolivia conferred in this desert city yesterday, guarded by thousands of police and soldiers, on a common strategy against the multibillion-dollar cocaine trade in their Andean nations...
...common anti-Semitic sentiment is that a network of powerfully placed Jews conspires to control the world. At their worst, members of fraternities such as Sigma Alpha Mu seem to wish that such a network existed so they could take advantage...
...essence, all of the Jews who lost their lives were my relatives; we shared a common religious and cultural heritage. Thus, even if there were no other reason for doing so, I should--no, I must--preserve my Jewish heritage in order to keep alive the memory of the 6 million who were slain...
...able to hold off the poorly disciplined forces of Sihanouk and Son Sann, perhaps 20,000 in all. The declared aim of their offensive was to test the strength of the government and force resumption of political talks. The Khmer Rouge are a different matter. Inside Cambodia the common wisdom is that Khmer Rouge strength and ability are overrated. But the view from the border, where most of the troops are based, is far less sanguine. "The Khmer Rouge are in this fight to the end," says a guerrilla- warfare expert in Thailand. Observes an international relief worker: "They...
...make a difference whether Americans know about disasters elsewhere? It certainly does when it comes to amassing donations or building a congressional coalition for emergency relief. It also matters in a less material way because every social contract, from the tribe to the United Nations, is based on recognizing common human bonds. Whether the fault lies with news consumers or with editors who pander to them, the bell ought to toll equally for thee, and thee, and thee...