Word: conflicted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...militants trampled and burned an American flag and chanted, "Death to Israel and America, the Great Satan." Though their hatred of the U.S. was genuine enough, one purpose of their demonstration in the early summer heat was to steal a little thunder from Amal, with whom they are in conflict for the leadership of Lebanon's 1 million Shi'ite Muslims...
...characteristics came into prominent display following Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Under the leadership of Nabih Berri, Amal has forged an on-again-off-again alliance with the Druze forces of Walid Jumblatt and sometimes serves as the agent of Syria, a major force in the Lebanese conflict. In February 1984, Berri persuaded Shi'ite members of the Lebanese Army to defect to Amal, which proceeded to take control of West Beirut...
...married, not necessarily to each other. One wants to get unmarried, go off to New York City and make a living with his saxophone. Two more are obsessed with women who cannot return their seriousness. Another one -- imagine this in 1985 -- is a virgin and in genuine conflict over whether the pleasure of ending her suspense is worth the emotional trouble...
...more than two years, guerrillas demanding an independent homeland for the 3 million Tamil minority in Sri Lanka (pop. 16 million) have been fighting an increasingly bloody civil war against President Junius Jayawardene's government. Last week there were signs that both sides were willing to scale down the conflict, which has claimed several hundred lives so far this year. In Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali announced that the five largest Tamil guerrilla groups, known as the Tamil Tigers, had agreed to a "cessation of all hostile acts...
...House went to work on a compromise that would address the concerns of their own defectors. These disgruntled Republicans wanted strict limits on the use of humanitarian aid, a promise to seek new bilateral talks and an acknowledgment that human rights in the four-year-old civil conflict had been violated not only by the Sandinistas but also by contra guerrillas. Reagan quickly complied. Said Republican Hamilton Fish of New York, who had voted against contra aid in April: "Everything I requested was accepted." Beyond the individual talking points, moreover, the Administration succeeded in convincing some skeptics in Congress that...