Word: defenselessness
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...express our deepest sympathy to our brother Bishops in all countries of the world where religion is persecuted, liberty abolished and the rights of God and of men are violated. . . . We feel a deep sense of revulsion against the cruel indignities heaped upon Jews in conquered countries and upon defenseless peoples not of our faith...
They saw it at its best when the enemy made his first attempt in eleven months to bomb Chungking, which had lain in its dugouts, all but defenseless, through 142 destructive raids between 1939 and 1941. It was the dusk of a balmy day when in fighter headquarters the radio began to peep and squawk. Chinese operators took the messages; they came from courageous Chinese watchers at secret radios deep...
...over green, damp, abundant, tiny England floors went down, tents went up, cloistered gardens were opened and leisurely old houses creaked alive to new occupants, and the tea hour was no longer sacred. U.S. soldiers were forbidden to buy out defenseless towns, were not allowed to buy candy and other supplies which are plentiful at their own post exchanges. The polite, well-behaved A.E.F. surprised the Hollywood-impressioned Britons...
...India's British relations. As to how it might work against an invader, Gandhi Student Krishnalal Shridharani says in a lengthy book on the subject, War Without Violence: "Satyagraha has not had to face an invading army. . . . Drawing upon our imagination-thousands of citizens would throw their defenseless bodies on the earth at the frontier, giving the invading horde a choice of either advancing over a human bloody carpet or staying outside. . . . The suggestions might sound ridiculous and fantastic, for we are all the creatures of our past, and our senses hesitate to take chances with new perceptions...
...South America. . . . To these points have been extended the pipelines draining the great South American oilfields. . . . Great refineries are located there, out in the ocean, where, as it was described to me by a man who had reported it to the President, they stand out like sore thumbs-defenseless, a standing invitation to attack...