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This military assistance is no assurance that the Contras will be successful. The Contra army of terrified peasants and ex-Somocista national guardsmen has created economic havoc for the Sandinistas but are far from causing their removal. For the last six years under the auspices of the CIA and the Argentine military, Contras have bombed ports, bridges, and petroleum tanks. But in spite of these measures, they have not captured a single town in the country. Their two-year-old front along Nicaragua's Southern border has collapsed, and most of the 15,000 guerillas have scattered in retreat...
Finally, I realized what I had been grasping for: I wanted to wreak havoc on the federal highway system...
Three large Core Curriculum courses changed their originally planned meeting times this semester, wreaking havoc on the schedules of hundreds of students...
...knew best how to influence change in a place that even it said needed change. But things haven't improved in South Africa and thousands have died needlessly since those editorials in the spring. And now time is running out. Harvard's divestment wouldn't wreak economic or social havoc on that country, and would be nothing more than symbolic...
Smith's numbers entering the Harvard-Yale showdown attest to his versatility, he has wrought havoc on Harvard's foes, sacking opposing quarterbacks eight times for 40 yards, forcing three fumbles, breaking up four passes and recovering two fumbles. Furthermore, Smith has accounted for 51 tackles and has conspired on another...