Word: frightener
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...project and then his obsession: "What it all came down to, in Walter's opinion, was the emergence of life from darkness." His wife makes fun of his efforts and then, he becomes convinced, conspires against them, making as much noise as she possibly can in order to frighten the animal. She sees things differently: "If just her living in the house disturbed his little rodent, perhaps she should think of taking a room elsewhere." The end, when it comes, is not especially happy...
...tragedy of the Palestinians is the result of their "betrayal" by the Arab states and the "violent path" of Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasir Arafat. He ignores the fact that there would be no Palestinian diaspora without the actions taken by the various Jewish underground forces in Palestine to frighten, intimidate and physically force the Palestinians to leave. Nor would 25,000 Palestinians and Lebanese, along with more than 500 Israeli soldiers, have been killed in 1982 if Israel had not decided to break the American-arranged truce and invade Lebanon. In addition, Yasir Arafat...
...deadlines "are not an attempt to frighten people," said Kuwabara. "We don't want to punish them...
...tool; when they wanted to argue for an increased U.S. role in international affairs, they invoked the Red menace. It was an effective ploy, but it also proved to have unforeseen and cataclysmic consequences. In making their arguments, the sages of Foggy Bottom created a bogeyman fierce enough to frighten America into a war in Viet Nam that the Wise Men came to believe was unnecessary. Acheson was especially acerbic about the turn of events in Southeast Asia. His impression of Lyndon Johnson: "A real centaur -- part man, part horse's ass." Astute political history has rarely been this engaging...
Robinson has a different opinion. "He [Paul] was not chosen at random to frighten students," he said, adding, "if his room being searched caused people who were thinking about dealing drugs not to, then that's a good thing...