Word: communistic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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TIME'S excerpts will describe the end of America's involvement in Viet Nam and the beginning of its relations with the Communist government in China; how the U.S. groped toward déetente with the Soviet Union and coped with crises in the Middle East, Cuba and the Indian subcontinent. We will also present a gallery of famous figures as limned by Kissinger, his insights into the statesman's craft and the philosophy that underpins his entire approach to foreign policy...
...week earlier, Vance had publicly declared that the newly reported existence of a Soviet brigade in Cuba was "a very serious matter," and that he would "not be satisfied with maintenance of the status quo." After several days of silence, the Soviets produced an unyielding answer. Pravda, the Soviet Communist Party's official newspaper, declared that the Russian forces in Cuba were there solely for training purposes, had been training the Cuban army for 17 years, and had changed in neither size nor function during that entire period. Furthermore, said Pravda, the Soviet troops had "an inalienable right...
...Quezon City outside Manila, a middle-aged nun speaks passionately of working with and for "the poorest of the poor." Approvingly, she describes surrounding rural areas as having been "liberated" by Communist insurgents. Why? "I am a Catholic," she explains, "and I try not to think about blood when I think of my hatred of Marcos. But if not a knife or a bullet for him, I wish for one small cancer cell to do what needs to be done...
...rent, or the opportunity to purchase a home. The work of the society is carried out by large organizations like the Federation of Cuban Women, which keeps the streets clean and provides volunteers for factories, microbrigades, factory workers who build housing for their fellow workers, and, of course, the Communist party...
...opposed to religion and has dismantled the Catholic school system, it leaves the decision to the individual, and many churches remain open. Paintings of the madonna and crosses decorates many homes, but these are generally the heirlooms of pre-revolutionary generations. Most young people are atheists, a requirement for communist party membership. In addition, anyone who aspires to join a communist popular organization must show the "proper ideological development...