Word: context
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Portuguese revolution of 1974, and more importantly for cold warrior Kissinger, the successful use of Cuban troops and Soviet arms against American and South African intervention in the Angolan civil war, have forced him to adapt his strategy to the changing realities of Southern Africa. It is in this context that Kissinger's current diplomatic initiative in Rhodesia must be understood...
...Chilean secret police, and the military for control over the witchhunt of Allende sympathizers. Several months back, reports of just such a conflict circulated in the Western press, indicating that the DINA had become something of a Chilean "rogue elephant," out of even the junta's control. In this context, the murder of Letelier would have two important effects: first, to still the growing voices of the Chilean resistance all over the world, not simply in Chile; and second, it would give DINA the upper hand in the internal struggle with the military for ultimate power in a battered...
...lived in Cambridge, but says that he was very conscious of wanting not to depend on Harvard for his social life. "I had a lot of free time, spent a lot of time reading, and a lot of time alone. I probably suffered socially from being slightly out of context--none of the other actors were in school, all were older, and it was clear that I had to take things far less seriously than they did." Emerson has decided that he does want to make a go of it as an actor, but says he also developed a strong...
Beckwith says the press finds it boring to report the theoretical context of the issues, and that it is just more interesting to write about what the "big names" are doing, rather than reporting the activities of an organization hard to understand. Another theory proffered is that capitalist society actively trains people to see things in terms of individuals rather than in social forces...
George Rothman understands that a lot of Lane's criticisms are all in good fun. "Jerry is a rational guy; he takes everything in its own context," he says. Rothman, who has owned property in Central Square for 30 years, currently receives rent from "about 200 units in several buildings...