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...letter to the editors (12/10/83), Robert A. Watts praises Errol T. Louis for his editorials of December 2 and 3 which condemn Israel for its relations with South Africa. He calls the articles "remarkable." I, too, would call Louis' articles "remarkable." They stand out as examples of how half-truth, distortion and general misinformation can be used to convince people that Israeli policies (in this case regarding South Africa) are immoral and that Israel should not be supported...
...victim coming across as infinitely fragile rather than unrelentingly wimpy--it is a time enough line. Emphasizing Helene's shame and reluctance at the situation, Baye makes her character seem almost innocent despite the deception she perpetrates. Every time she is forced to tell a lie or a half-truth, she just kind of chokes, and at times you cannot help wishing she would just make up her mind. As the emotional bonds that form between Helene and the in-laws grow stronger, however. Helene's dilemma becomes increasingly difficult to solve...
They also assail a number of "half-truths" about the nuclear arms race. Among them: that the U.S. has always led in the competition; and that new Soviet weapons programs occur only in reaction to U.S. programs. "When they can be first, the Soviets try to be first," say the au thors. The Harvard group also considers to be a half-truth the view that arms control weakens U.S. defense efforts; equally misleading is the idea that arms control involves "trusting" the Soviets...
...book's subtitle indicates, Caro believes the central fact of Johnson's life was his just for power. The author's careful research strips away the elaborate web of myth and half-truth that Johnson and his loyalists constructed to obscure his early life, evoking the heart-rending isolation and desperate poverty of his boyhood in the Hill Country of Texas. Through in-depth interviews with relatives and boyhood friends of the President, many of whom had never before talked with journalists or scholars. Caro create a picture of a boy seeking to escape early deprivations by any means possible...
...emotional reactions to or symbolic protests of actions that predate the existence of CRR. The Crimson will play an important role in the dissemination of information during the discussions of this issue in the months ahead. The staff must take care to separate reporting from commentary, and truth from half-truth. Michael R. Moynlhan