Word: distrusts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Aquino's stunning rise allowed the world a rare chance to suspend its disbelief and exult, 1986 also gave it many more familiar opportunities to distrust its leaders and to weep. Late in the year, the Reagan Administration was suddenly shaken by the disclosure that it had been covertly selling arms to Iran in an attempt to win freedom for American hostages in Lebanon. That dubious policy flared into scandal with the revelation that some of the money received for the arms had been diverted, apparently in violation of congressional laws, to the contra rebels in Nicaragua. As questions multiplied...
...apparent contradiction that should be no surprise to veteran Reagan watchers. "He wants a summit. He wants an arms- control agreement -- one that is fair and maybe even verifiable," says a close White House aide. "He doesn't want to lose the opportunity." Still, Reagan retains a deep distrust of Soviet motives and a conviction that the U.S. must stay strong and alert. The President, says one loyalist, "is carrying these two conflicting concepts in his mind. It's a two-judge court," and either judge could rule at any given time...
...talk funny, man," one spoke up, scratching his head and squinting at me in dull distrust. "Like one of them beach faggots...
...face of that new sense of menace, many Hondurans do not know where to turn. Although they dislike and distrust the leftist government in Managua, they are not keen to support the Sandinistas' enemies. Apart from destabilizing the area, the 15,000 contras have been charged with robbing . local campesinos and even, in a few cases, raping and killing them. Some Honduran officials fear the guerrillas are too ill prepared and misdirected to unseat the Sandinistas and will ultimately end up as refugees in Honduras. "They have no chance to win," says a local government official. "I just wish that...
...Manila, cease-fire talks between the government and the Communists were less amiable. The rebels denounced Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, a Marcos regime holdover who makes no secret of his distrust of the Communists, for revealing "distorted versions of our proposals." Enrile has publicly stated that the Communist negotiators are demanding what amounts to the status of a separate and equal government in the discussions, claiming the right to represent the Filipino people in the talks. The rebels deny making such demands. In any case, most observers do not foresee the talks with the Communists leading to a quick...