Word: conflicted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Beyond that, there is the problem that the Communists themselves may not know how to cope with the conflicting priorities and decisions they presumably would face, even if they entered some form of "unity government" holding at the outset, at least, only minor Cabinet portfolios. They have been evasive on foreign policy in general. The other members of the EEC and the Atlantic Alliance have potential threats and political weapons held over Italy's head; other Communist parties in Europe-both East and West -have weapons of their own that they might use against Berlinguer. The conflict might thus...
...anyone back a candidate (Reagan) who supports the idea of having the United States become a warfare state? What we certainly don't need is another senseless military conflict (over the Panama Canal...
...Nevertheless, last week's explosion was one more bloody link in the Middle East's seemingly endless chain of anguish. Another and more important one is the civil war in Lebanon, where almost 20,000 people have been killed in nearly 14 months of inconclusive fighting. That conflict has reached the point where it is considered a quiet day in Beirut when only 30 people are killed. Among last week's victims: moderate Maronite Leader Raymond Edde, 63, who was wounded by gunmen chasing his car, and Linda Atrash, 55, sister of Leftist Leader Kamal Jumblatt...
...than that of a rat, the rodents have been winning the battle against their deadliest enemy. Two weeks ago, India's legislators decided it was time to redress the balance. They choked off the nation's lucrative snake-hunting business, hoping to restore the old level of conflict between the rat and its most slithery...
...reporting on the Christians. A Maronite Christian born in Syria, Saab drifted into journalism after studying law at Beirut's St. Joseph University. The author of two books on the Middle East, Saab at the time of his death was writing one on Lebanon's present conflict, which he feared could lead to genocide. He saw no solution...