Word: discreditable
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...arriving at a partial explanation. If they were right, the answer went to the heart of France's political sickness. Their theory: Dides, under the direction of disgruntled right-wingers of Mendès' own Radical Socialist Party, had deliberately used the defense leaks to try to discredit Mendès and bring the downfall of his Minister of the Interior, François Mitterrand...
...loudest senatorial reaction came from a close friend of McCarthy. Indiana's Republican William Jenner. Jenner complained that the Watkins Committee had ignored "the most important evidence" that the "Communist world conspiracy" is attempting to discredit McCarthy. His analysis seemed to disregard an important fact: the Watkins Committee did not criticize McCarthy for any word or deed against any Communist conspirator, but for his conduct toward established institutions and loyal citizens...
...move to discredit the government of Mendes-France is more than a diplomatic bobble; the fact remains that there is no one else in France today who combines his influence and his capability for decisive action. Some Americans criticize him because, unlike his predecessors, he does not keep one eye constantly cocked towards Uncle Sam's checkbook. Others accuse him of selling out because he would not gamble the fate of his government on the passage of E.D.C. But Mendes-France is the first post-war French premier who has followed a policy based on a broad conception...
...this, there have been three noticeable reactions within the universities. First is the frequent use of the Fifth Amendment by professor when questioned about past activities. The discredit which this Constitutional safeguard has suffered is extremely unfortunate, for in the eyes of a great majority of the nation's population, its use is synonomous with the veiling of hidden guilt...
...Minister of External Affairs, bears no taint of Communism or espionage, and he had little need to be involved in the hearings. But whether by design, accident or a perverse combination of both, Herbert Evatt has staked his reputation and his future on a strange and lonely campaign to discredit all that the Royal Commission and the government are attempting...