Word: foe
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...course, as always with Reagan, affable banter with foreign politicians and American reporters alike. On the personal level, the President's Grand Tour of Europe got off to a heady start last week in France. Reagan displayed the same style and charm that has disarmed friend and foe at home...
Washington policymakers feared that by inflicting a humiliating military defeat on its foe, Britain might wreck any chance of a broad, long-term settlement that would have to involve Argentina. Such a defeat, the U.S. believes, could also precipitate the downfall of Argentina's ruling junta, leading to political chaos and revolving-door governments that might be even more prone to renew attacks on the islands. In addition, protracted hostilities would put an enormous drain on Britain's resources and on NATO, which would be deprived of British ships and troops...
...family, a geratic Brooklyn Mob headed by Corrado Prizzi, 84. Charley, the anti-hero of Prizzi's Honor, is somewhat deficient in the paternal paranoia that has helped earn the gang international clout and an annual gross income of $1.7 billion. However, he took out his first Prizzi foe when he was only 13, and has been earning great respect ever since. He is unswervingly loyal, has a voice like "a talking brewery horse" and boasts "the best bowels of anyone in the Prizzi family." He can also shoot straight...
...machines promise to shape-and sharpen-the thought processes of the computer generation. Indeed, the youngsters playing all those strategy games are doing precisely what corporations do when they plan to launch a new product or what military leaders do when they devise strategies to confront a potential foe...
Administration critics in Congress remained skeptical. Even Senate Republicans chided Haig for the absence of proof when he appeared before the Appropriations Subcommittee. "Your policy is being questioned by the American people, and abandoned by friend and foe alike," said Wisconsin's Robert Kasten. "If you have any evidence of outside interference in El Salvador, it is imperative it be brought forward. We want to support Administration policy, but we find it difficult to do so." Said Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy: "We are having trouble with your contradictory statements. This is hard on those of us who must make...