Word: countrymen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sadat publicly warned that "the stage of total confrontation" was soon to begin. After all, it was a claim that he had made many times before and never acted upon. But last week, as Egyptian forces surged across the Suez Canal into the Sinai, thousands of Sadat's countrymen lined the streets when he drove to the Parliament building in Cairo to address the People's Assembly Cheering "deliriously," as one paper put it, the crowd shouted: "Victory for Sadat...
...saved some lives, and his refusal to play even caused the Nazi leadership some mild consternation. His boycott of Spain brought little frustration to Franco. But his passions were so strong that he simply could not play when confronted with innocent blood spilled, with the cries of his subjugated countrymen...
Despite the violence of the last few months, Perón's power over his countrymen remains extraordinary. Unpopular actions are blamed on others, and he is excused knowledge of them. His supporters fervently believe that once he sits in the President's chair, things will right themselves. Still, by trying to crack down on violent leftists, Perón obviously runs the risk of becoming a target himself...
Odious Lie. From the beginning, the Israeli government maintained an outward calm that made a convincing show of its self-confidence. Prime Minister Golda Meir went on the air in late afternoon to assure her countrymen that "grave losses have been inflicted on the enemy." Her voice was firm, but she spoke in more measured and deeper tones than usual. "We have no doubts as to our victory," she said. "But it is our belief that this renewal of Egyptian-Syrian aggression is an act of madness...
Rejected by their countrymen, Neapolitans are looking at the shabbiness of their city in a new, unfavorable light...