Word: drafted
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...York City subways or the dark alleys of Mexico City, the streets of Managua are remarkably safe. Police are courteous, and people feel free to come and go, anywhere, day or night. At government-hosted "Face the People" forums, citizens bellyache about everything from food shortages to the draft without fear of reprisal. Moreover, the country has an array of political parties, church groups and civic organizations from which to choose. In comparison with many East bloc countries, Nicaragua is not the "totalitarian camp" of which President Reagan speaks...
With today's showdown House vote expected to be extremely close, the White House gave congressmen a draft executive order that they said Reagan would sign if the $100 million was passed...
...draft order would restrict the first 90 days of aid to the Contra rebels to weapons "for defense against air attacks," training in small-unit warfare and logistical aid. The aid would be stopped if the rebels engaged in human rights violations or drug smuggling...
...statement accompanying the draft order, Reagan said he favored a negotiated solution with the leftist Nicaraguan government and that "approval of my request for additional assistance...does not mean that a military solution is inevitable...
...Egyptian-Israeli talks. Carter rechecked his notes and, convinced that the misunderstanding would be worked out, asked Begin to submit a revised version the following day--after the Camp David accords were to be signed. When the new letter arrived, it was exactly the same as the draft that Carter had rejected the previous day. "Careful, prudent negotiators would have insisted on seeing the final draft instead of relying on hope," Quandt writes. "As a result, the Americans made their most serious technical mistake...