Word: defendents
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...divestment issue first gained prominence on campus more than 10 years ago. Although Harvard currently owns $417 million in South Africa-related stocks, University officials have not accepted student invitations to defend Harvard's investment policies in a public forum...
...writing this letter as an apology, in both senses of the word, because I am very upset about what happened tonight. I am taking the liberty as a member of the Committee on Central America (COCA) to defend the organization. To my understanding, the position of COCA as a group is one of non-intervention in Central America by the United States. COCA is not pro-Sandinista per se. The intention of COCA last Wednesday night was to hold a rally outside before the meeting and then to go inside and listen to the speakers. COCA's presence...
...later. At a press conference on Friday, Ortega sought to justify but not deny the raid. "Honduras lost control of its sovereignty by having the mercenary forces there," he said, referring to the contras. "The border area is converted into a war zone. We have a legitimate right to defend our country." That statement made clear that Nicaragua regards any area where the contras are encamped inside Honduras as a justifiable target of aggression...
...Navy had learned something: how its men and its hardware functioned in battle. Kelso, for one, was pleased with both. Later Reagan telephoned his congratulations: "You have sent a message to the whole world that the United States has the will and, through you, the ability to defend the free world's interests." Yet some felt sympathy mixed with pride. Noted one airman: "We recognize that they are human beings, and we deeply regret that they had to be killed...
...Truly, took a refreshingly different stance. The agency had been wrong, Truly candidly conceded, on that fateful day. Before another mission blasts off, he vowed, NASA would reshape not just the shuttle's faulty booster rockets but also the process for deciding when to launch. Declared the admiral: "To defend the indefensible and pretend we didn't lose the Challenger and crew would be ludicrous...