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...past year alone, of U.S.--backed oppression and butchery of the people. The list is long: in the Philipines, Vice-President Bush calls unpopular dictator Marcos a "friend of democracy," and we continue to give the autocratic regime military aid with which it tortures civilian leaders in complete disregard of human rights and other freedoms we stand for. In Panama, this summer the military-backed dictator Nicholas. A. Barletta was declared president in a very questionable election, and President Reagan congratulated the "victor...
...recent election, Bork continued, "many cruel and damaging things were said," some of which "may well meet the law's standards for actual malice --reckless disregard for the truth." But "we would be astonished and highly disapproving if the defamed candidate brought an action for libel...
...least Deaver is now, for whatever reasons, leaving the Administration. Ed Meese has shown a similar disregard for the standards of high government service and now he is to be rewarded with the office that is supposed to most symbolize those standards of fair-play and honor--the Attorney Generalship...
Japan displays arrogance in its flagrant disregard of the International Whaling Commission's ban on sperm-whale hunting. The U.S., however, is equally at fault in deciding to sidestep its own statutes and "cut a deal" with the Japanese...
...Reagan disregard the congressional advice? At a private dinner in the White House last week, Nevada Republican Senator Paul Laxalt, Reagan's closest friend on Capitol Hill, warned the President once again that the proposed savings would be insufficient. Reagan replied that since arms-control negotiations with the Soviets may be about to resume, this would be a most inappropriate time to send Moscow anything it might interpret as a signal of U.S. softness. Weinberger made essentially the same point in public the next day. Said he: "You can't decide what you're going to have...