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...right-of-center Republican Administration, Cheney may be the most conservative Cabinet member. As a Congressman, Cheney recalls with some pride, "I never voted against a weapons program." His only significant misstep since taking over at the Pentagon resulted from his ingrained distrust of the Soviet Union. He once speculated publicly that Gorbachev would not last long in Moscow. He jokes that he keeps a list of 10 actions that will prove that the Soviets have truly changed. Even though some of them -- like the unification of Germany -- have been fulfilled, the list always stands at 10. "Every time they...
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a Cambridge law graduate who has run the former British colony since independence in 1965, makes no secret of his distrust of Western media and their influence. In a speech last week, Lee argued that TV news broadcasts, with their dramatic reports on protests in Korea and the Philippines, led to last year's Beijing student massacre. The broadcasts, he alleged, misled China's students into thinking they too could force speedy government change. As for his own government, Lee said, it "can and will insist on no foreign interference in the domestic politics...
...operate separately from the U.S.-led multinational contingent, though it is expected that the two defense forces will cooperate and perhaps even coordinate their efforts. The eleventh- hour response to Saddam's challenge spoke directly to Arabs' deep-seated fears about Western intervention in the region, reflecting their historic distrust of foreign influences. As Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak cautioned during the summit, "The choice before us is clear: an Arab act that will preserve higher Arab interests or a foreign intervention in which we will have no say or control...
...fact, the South is at a generational turning point, torn between those who remember the hardship and the dangers of the past and young people who often seem heedless of the lessons of history. Many older South Koreans still distrust the chaotic uncertainties of democracy, with its attendant student riots and labor unrest. While they may be uncomfortable with the nation's continued dependence on U.S. troops, they remember all too clearly why the soldiers are there...
When the administration put the proposal forward however, many Med School faculty opposed the two heavy restrictions. At a February faculty meeting, one of the largest in recent years, doctor after doctor spoke out against the guidelines, saying the rules would create an atmosphere of distrust and damage the industry-academia relationship...