Word: cryptically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...black-and-white snapshot, its images shadowy and washed out, shows three men holding a cryptic, hand-lettered sign. Family members of three U.S. officers missing in action in the Vietnam War -- Colonel John Robertson, Major Albro Lundy Jr. and Lieut. Larry Stevens -- say they are "positive" those are the men in the photograph...
...some truth in that. But pundits should examine the Vietnam experience more closely. Contrary to popular belief, serious domestic opposition to that war mounted long after the fighting started (three years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), when our goals seemed futile and unattainable. In stark contrast to the cryptic escalation of hostilities in Vietnam, the Gulf War was preceeded by months of public debate and legitimized with formal approval from Congress. And this time the U.S. has enough firepower to achieve its goals...
Manuel Noriega spent the holiday season in a Miami prison awaiting trial for drug trafficking, but he didn't forget old friends and supporters back in Panama. The ousted dictator mailed out a Christmas card bearing a cryptic poem: "God is who makes the time/ the sole owner of eternity. Because He/ knows it all/ and knows/ how and/ when . . .! This is my thought/ of meditation/ and from the depth/ I give you today in/ Christmas." Could the former strongman be contemplating an insanity defense...
...Silverado S&L, which collapsed in 1988 at a cost of $1 billion to the U.S. When Judge Daniel Davidson issued his decision, he declared that Bush had broken conflict-of-interest rules. The judge ordered Bush to avoid future conflicts, a mild sanction. But the OTS lawyers' cryptic reference to a potential new problem intrigued congressional investigators...
Harvard discourages the formation of student groups. It is widely understood that students are prohibited from forming chapters of established national organizations. But more cryptic regulations abound...