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...arrogant attitude and flagrant use, misuse and general abuse of constitutional and assumed powers to satisfy the daily personal whims of President Nixon and his seemingly endless stock of political geniuses are amazing. The only thing possibly more amazing is the number of Americans who continue to support the President simply because he is President or because their idle minds have been overwhelmed by one of his sentiment-laden speeches. For the man who used law-and-order as the pillar of his first campaign to now become the symbol of lawlessness is inexcusable hypocrisy, and to retain faith...
...measure of how desperate the situation had become when a nation as dedicated to European unity as The Netherlands felt compelled to use Arab-style blackmail threats against its European partners, in flagrant violation of Common Market rules. But the fact was that, as the Dutch pointed out, it was also against the rules to refuse to share oil with a Common Market partner in need...
...government which rose from the ashes of the old Tsarist empire, whose first leader was an anti-imperialist theoretician, and whose ostensible goal was the liberation of the whole world, come in the year 1968 to be a symbol of ruthless repression and flagrant imperialism...
...lawyer worked out the "compromise" under which summaries would be provided (they would not hold up as evidence in court), and Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox was to be forbidden any further recourse to the courts in seeking presidential papers. Cox sensibly refused, and was promptly fired in flagrant violation of the President's pledge to the Senate, through then-Attorney General-designate Richardson, that Cox would be independent and could be dismissed only for gross improprieties. That brought on the resignation of Richardson and the dismissal of his principal assistant, honorable men who both refused to carry out the President...
...government in Seoul a bargain with Kim was highly desirable. The abduction incident caused tremendous indignation in Japan, where officials are convinced that the affair was carried out by the South Korean CIA in flagrant violation of Japanese sovereignty. Since Japan is its No. 1 investor, South Korea would like to get back in Tokyo's good graces and resume the all-important annual ministerial conference that was postponed as a result of Kim's disappearance. At week's end, however, it was still uncertain whether Seoul's action would have much effect in Japan. Justice...