Word: defendant
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...that would basically move us out of consideration with the American people, rooted in the receding memory of the '60s. You know, weak on crime, fiscally irresponsible, never met a tax we didn't like, never met a program we didn't like, couldn't defend the country...
...they are growing beards and donning local robes to hide their identities. As for the Saudi leaders, a U.S. official says they do not yet face a direct threat to their rule. But, he says, "there could be a long period of violence that is almost impossible to defend against...
...David Hare created what is likely to be the only good play ever written about the British railroad system, drawn from the words of public officials, ordinary riders and family members of those killed in crashes. The hot ticket in London at the moment is Guantanamo: 'Honor Bound to Defend Freedom,' an indictment of the treatment of imprisoned terrorist suspects, culled from the words of detainees, lawyers and public officials like Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...
...last week offered the blunt assessment that "there is never going to be a Western-style democracy in Iraq." The danger, however, is that if Allawi finds himself at odds with large sections of his own people, the U.S. could find itself in an uncomfortable position of having to defend an unpopular regime. That danger certainly increases to the extent that elections are postponed or placed in doubt. But Allawi clearly understands the need to win allies quickly among those who could cause him the most problems - not only has he affirmed that elections will be held...
...embezzlement. Messier, who was freed last week on bail of j1.35 million, denies any wrongdoing. Under French law, being placed under judicial investigation is one step from being formally charged. But Messier said in March that he would welcome such a probe because it would enable him to defend himself; the formal declaration allows him access to all the evidence collected by the two magistrates. The sight of Messier in custody inevitably provoked feelings of schadenfreude - after all, in his glory days Messier lived in a swank Manhattan penthouse bought with Vivendi's money. Yet some of his critics...