Word: diplomat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Moscow may be to cut its losses, some analysts are certain that the U.S.S.R. will prolong the occupation rather than allow a mass killing of Afghan Communists or the installation of an openly anti-Soviet government. But the latter may be unavoidable in the long run. Said a Western diplomat in Kabul last week: "Without Soviet troops, this government could not last six months. This is the dying gasp...
Making matters worse, Raisa is scheduled to attend a Thursday gathering at the residence of Diplomat Averell Harriman's widow Pamela. Mrs. Harriman, an active Democrat, has invited such Reagan critics as the Washington Post's Katharine Graham and Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski. Commented a Reagan aide on the Nancy-Raisa relationship: "They're not exactly soul mates...
...University's methods of dealing with political protesters have come under fire from both the left and right in recent years. Last year, 15 students were placed on probation for attempting to blockade a South African diplomat who was delivering a speech sponsored by the Conservative Club...
...also quick to adopt the PIO's cause. As for the UN mission, the US is bound by the 1947 "Headquarters Agreement" to allow UN personnel to stay in the US to carry out their duties. Since there has never been any formal charge of misconduct agaonst any PLO diplomat employed by either office, one might ask why some congressmen think that these offices should be closed. The answer is that the pro-Israel lobby, 40 organizations strong, has insisted on the closing of the ofices. The supporters of these maneuvers include Senators Alan Cranston and Edward Kennedy, as well...
...nearly 200% inflation, the highest in Europe, and a 15% unemployment rate that only a few European countries exceed. At the same time, Mikulic is desperately trying to finance $19 billion in hard-currency debt. "This is perhaps Yugoslavia's greatest crisis in almost 40 years," said a Western diplomat long resident in Belgrade. "All the indications are that Mikulic cannot survive. But the bigger question is whether the entire country is now heading toward chaos and unrest...