Word: discreditment
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...their brainwashing techniques. The liberal academic establishment rose in wrath against this upstart. "As a believer in God, a Republican, and a Yale graduate," wrote McGeorge Bundy at the time, "I find that the book is dishonest in its use of facts, false in its theory, and a discredit to its author...
...clobbered by Israel in last June's brief war, the one that got off easiest was Syria, whose terrorist raids on Israel had sparked the whole conflict. Syria lost the least territory and the fewest men, was left saddled with the smallest refugee burden and, to its everlasting discredit, came out with much of its military armor untarnished by combat. With hardly a pause, the Syrians thus took up their prewar belligerence right where they had left off. If anything, the Baathist Party members who rule the country have become more brazen; even Egypt's Nasser cannot match...
Saturday, September 23 MANNIX (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). In "Skid Marks on a Dry Run," a politician hires Mannix (Mike Connors) to do a "dry run" investigation on him, anticipating that his political opponent might try to discredit him. Instead of vindicating the politician, Mannix discovers that he is Mafia-connected...
...short of unbelievable. It is interesting to note that all fatal accidents on Mount McKinley have involved very experienced climbers. Mountaineers should be aware that infrequent situations do occur that probably no one can cope with. To suggest that this recent disaster could have been foreseen would not only discredit the victims but also be unfair to future expeditions...
...that year, its campaign management used parliamentary disputes and unruly behavior to discredit the anti-Syndicate candidate and to promote Donald C. Lukens, now a U.S. Representative from Ohio. The real issue--how the chairman can make the YRNF a more effective instrument for attracting young people and for electing GOP candidates--disappeared as the Syndicate forwarded a new issue: who was the most conservative candidate and who was the most devout Goldwater backer. Lukens won, as did Syndicate candidate Tom Van Sickle in 1965 and McDonald this year. Their opponents were sometimes conservatives too, but the Syndicate latched...