Word: distrusters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...diplomatic success in the Middle East so far is due, in part, to the fact that the October war ended in a stalemate, and both sides were psychologically ready for some kind of settlement. The situation was tailor-made for Kissinger: the Israelis, from sad past experience, greatly distrust the United Nations, and the Russians, besides being wholly committed to the Arab cause, had no diplomatic relations with Israel. But to make progress Kissinger also had to deal with an Arab leader who possessed both courage and imagination. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat turned out to be that kind...
...vejk was first introduced to European readers in the early '20s. Along with Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, the book became a popular symbol of the antimilitarism and distrust of glorious causes that flourished between the wars. Published in the U.S. in 1930-with Švejk spelled Schweik-the book, illustrated by Josef Lada, became a bestseller. The editors of that day discreetly excised more than one-third of the text, because of Švejk-Schweik's scatological expressions. This new version by Sir Cecil Parrott of the University of Lancaster translates every excremention...
Despite his distrust of the current state of legal education and public vigilance, Morgan said he turns to them as his last resort--with a little regeneration from "individual folks." "My whole experience has taught me to be hopeful," he told the students. "Educated people don't do the right thing unless they're confronted. You've got to learn to use the law as a weapon...
Hess was one of five ex-presidential aides who participated in a panel discussion of "The Changing White House." He listed four of Nixon's personality traits that he said helped prepare his administration for Watergate: narrowness of interests, absence of innate political talent, lack of managerial abilities, and distrust of his administration...
Others accuse Marcos' regime of torturing political prisoners and of moving the Philippines toward "totalitarianism." Bishop Francisco J. Claver recently declared that the suppression of freedom of speech, press and assembly had created a national mood of "fear and uncertainty, cynicism and distrust." A handful of young priests have gone even further; they have joined the Communists, and a few are suspected of having planned guerrilla actions. The government has responded by raiding several churches and convents and interrogating their members...