Word: eviler
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...defense increases, however, bespeak an even more dangerous evil in our society. President Reagan arrived in Washington advocating a policy of international confrontation and the boost in the defense budget is but one example of the militarism that dominates Washington today. Reagan's refusal to keep his promise to end draft registration is another. An agreement in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II) was one of the few achievements of the Carter administration (ultimately undone in the Senate), and the Reagan administration's reluctance to discuss disarmament or even arms limits shows paranoia getting the best of common sense...
...Socialist François Mitterrand. At the same time, he pledged that he would always be at his "country's disposal," presumably in case the electorate should one day decide to oust the usurper. Giscard ended his address with an emotional invocation: "In these difficult times, when evil prowls and strikes in the world, I hope that Providence will watch over France, for its happiness, its well-being and its greatness." Finally, he intoned a solemn "au revoir, "rose and walked slowly out of camera view to the music of the Marseillaise. Following the President's exit, France...
While presenting itself as the champion of good versus evil, the majority has betrayed its lack of faith in its fellow man, and opened the door for a day when even the presses of the Crimson may be subjected to the scrutiny the majority mow unjustifiably imposes on Screw magazine...
...front are almost as excruciating to read as to live through--the deaths of 1000 Americans by "friendly fire" in Vietnam seem more than understandable after reading this book. Perhaps even worse, however, was the real leadership of the war in Washington, which comes across as genuinely evil, pathologically, maybe even intentionally inept, driven by what it wanted to see and not what was there. We didn't understand Asian society--not its structure, not its language, nothing--and we couldn't bomb away a culture. The eyes and voices of this book saw the story of America in Vietnam...
...been a hard time in the Old West for Jim Averill (Kris Kristofferson). Any marshal would have his hands full in 1890s Wyoming trying to forestall a range war between the evil cattlemen and the noble but fractious settlers. So when he reaches the home-whorehouse, actually-of his beloved madam, Ella (Isabelle Huppert), all Jim wants is some good loving and a week's worth of shuteye. No such luck: Ella has baked a pie for her beau. "It took me a whole day to make it," she purrs, "So you eat all of it." With courtly resignation...