Word: condemn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Palestinian Arabs, who constitute more than 96% of the population of the West Bank and Gaza. Three Arab states-Jordan, Lebanon and Syria-called one-hour national strikes as gestures of sympathy for the Palestinians. At the United Nations, the Security Council began debate on a motion to condemn Israel for its actions on the West Bank...
...flooded with phone calls asking for my comments. I refused them. There were hints that I should condemn Nixon and thus force his resignation. I rejected them. I would not turn on Nixon. Privately I would steer him gently-if that was possible-toward resignation...
...peers and the public at large tend to condemn those who 'go public' with legitimate grievances? And why, When the need for internal vigilance is increasing, have companies muzzled their employees, and the government only paid lip service to protecting civil servants? . . . Why not call them whistleblowers and let it go at that? . . . Why do some venture? And why do others fear to tread? Why do most of those who don't step out inevitably turn against those who do? Why, in a society rife with corruption and vulnerable to environmental disaster, does it seem to be a national policy...
...Crimson editor, of course, would solicit or accept a letter of reference that was other than ruthlessly candid. Lesser undergrads and their mentors, however, have been known to connive at contriving letters that lout the student in "the most positive light possible." The "moral dishonestly" you so properly condemn begin close to home, and some small acknowledgement of that fact would lend grace to you righteousness. E. L. Pattullo Director, Center for the Behavioral Sciences
...refugees by the millions fled the Ganges plain of East Bengal, it was to the military government of West Pakistan that the United States lent its support, refusing to condemn its ally even as reports of the carnage mounted and the number of refugees in Indian camp across the border ballooned to more than nine million. The atrocities became more apparent, but the U.S. administration turned a blind eye, continuing even arms shipments to the military regime. Evidently, friendship with Yah Yah was a necessary step toward Nixon and Kissinger's goal that year, diplomatic recognition of the People...