Word: diplomat
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Despite the government's token gestures, and its talk of restoring some of the freedoms won by Solidarity, the regime is not prepared to relax its grip. Says one Western diplomat in Bonn: "Now they prefer that ominous Communist word normalization, and it is growing pretty clear we are returning to a Poland of 20, even 30 years...
ZOMO troops are well equipped with machine guns, bazookas, armored vehicles and helicopters. But their favorite weapon is often sheer muscle. Says a British diplomat: "They're exceptionally tough and brutal. I saw three ZOMO thugs beat a striking worker in Warsaw with the butt end of their automatic rifles until both his arms and legs had been broken...
...political gap between Western Europe and the U.S. over the Polish crisis exists, all right. But now it is measured in yards rather than miles." So said one French diplomat last week, and, indeed, the distance between Washington and its NATO allies on a joint response to the crackdown in Poland had seemingly narrowed. Meeting in Brussels, the foreign ministers of the ten-member European Community issued a statement promising that the group would avoid actions that might undercut the sanctions imposed by Washington against Moscow two weeks ago. Then, at a summit meeting with President Reagan that had promised...
...questions about the conduct and direction of U.S. foreign policy in the Polish crisis. The most common protest was that Washington once again had failed to consult with the allies on sanctions, and then had insisted that Europe come up with a strong response too. As one West German diplomat summed up his view of Washington's attitude: " 'We'll tell you what we are going to do, we do it, and we expect you to follow suit.' That just doesn't work...
...House Counsellor Edwin Meese, may look upon the Polish crisis as a chance to loosen the Soviet grasp on Eastern Europe. Such a policy, in turn, might force Moscow to crack down even harder. Others claim to hear too many voices coming from the Administration. Says a peeved British diplomat: "No sooner does one U.S. official announce an attitude than within 24 hours another one says the direct opposite...