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...telling the truth. The Crimson, should be unembarrassed, even proud of its courage. This is not Oral Roberts University, after all, even if a few of its students might be happier on the board of censors there. Who was that witty, intelligent fellow who said to the prude: "Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?" with his sidekick adding:" Yes, by Saint Anne and ginger shall be hot i the' mouth too." Geoffrey Cook...
...Pakistan, China and other sponsors of the resolution are confident that it will pass by an overwhelming majority, close to the 111-to-22 vote by which it carried a year ago. Dost expressed guarded hopes to the contrary: "It is possible that there may be a resolution with the same wording as last year. But it is my impression that the tempo of the debate on this question may be changing, and the wording may be not as tough against Afghanistan. I think it may be much softer and more flexible. After all, all countries have to submit...
Asked if he truly believes that the government controls, speaks for and has the support of the majority of the population, Dost nodded emphatically and said: "Exactly so. The revolution is being consolidated and the situation turning toward normalization. There is no place in the country where these counterrevolutionary elements have control. Now it also must be said that no one can deny the intervention and aggression against Afghanistan from abroad...
...Pakistan to seal the rugged 1,125-mile frontier against the influx of aid to the rebels, holding out the possibility of a Soviet withdrawal if the condition is met. Questioned on whether there were any conceivable circumstances in which his government might participate in talks with the rebels, Dost answered, "Categorically no. After all, they [the mujahedin] represent no one but themselves...
Would the beginning of negotiations with the Pakistanis permit the initial, partial withdrawal of Soviet troops? Said Dost: "Both we and the Soviet Union want this limited contingent of their forces withdrawn. But for that to happen, these interventions from abroad in our affairs should stop, and international guarantees should be given that intervention will not recur. First we must reach that stage: the cessation of all armed intervention and aggression from abroad...