Word: haig
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Seeking to quiet those fears, the Ad ministration reportedly assured the Thatcher government that it would side with the British if all prospects of talks with the Argentines broke down. Meanwhile, Haig was not yet ready to give up his efforts to find a way out of a developing crisis between two nations both convinced they are right on a matter of honor and principle. - By John Nielsen. Reported by Frank Melville/London and Gavin Scott/Buenos Aires
...Haig tests his endurance He's breaking my heart," said former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger last week about his current counterpart. "I used to do 200 miles . .. he's doing 8,000." Alexander M. Haig Jr., 57, is also breaking records: nearly 30,000 intercontinental air miles since April 8, shuttling between Washington, London and Buenos Aires. In one grueling eight-day period he could have adjusted his watch 22 times, far exceeding Kissinger's single-zone hops between Syria, Israel and Egypt. Following an 18-hr, flight from Argentina, Haig, who underwent triple coronary bypass...
That pace led some observers of the diplomatic community to wonder if the Secretary's health and judgment in the crucial Falkland Islands negotiations could withstand the stress of such globe-hopping. The London press thought not. Noting Haig's drawn, tired features after one meeting, the Daily Mirror trumpeted, HOW MUCH MORE CAN HAIG'S HEART STAND? Haig's heart is not the only questionable factor. Virtually all of the thousands of the body's neural, hormonal and metabolic processes are also taxed in global jet travel...
...recognized disorder. Zooming through time zones upsets biological clocks and desynchronizes functions such as sleep, hunger, elimination and sex. The body resists its forcible relocation in the external world with numerous warning signals: sleepiness, insomnia, dimmed vision, throat discomfort and irritability. A pack-a-day smoker, Haig also would be affected by high altitudes more than the nonsmoker. Some studies indicate more disturbing effects of jet megatravel: a diminution in mental ability, and mild amnesia about recent events. The heart undergoes a special series of reactions during intercontinental travel. Levels of the stress hormones rise-nor-adrenaline and adrenaline...
...Haig, devoted tennis player and disciplined military man, has experienced only fatigue. He has even been pa tient with reporters, which is rather unusual for him. Says an aide: "Sure, it's very exhausting. Sure, he admits he's tired. Wouldn...