Word: hawkishly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...They are not only a protest against the Vietnam war; they are also a defiance of the heavy-handed authoritarianism, the blind nationalism that makes the American Catholic community the most war-mongering segment of the nation. Goaded by the silence of his Church's hierarchy and of its hawkish flocks, the Catholic radical can become a desperado...
Lobbying action, considered one of the most important activities of the vets, gained some momentum today although results were mixed. They were generally well-received by liberal Congressmen, but hawkish Congressmen were reportedly more often than...
...search for a Middle East peace formula intensifies, Israel is coming under increasing attack from friends as well as foes. The complaint: Jerusalem is too rigid and hawkish. Last week, for example, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat proposed that Israeli troops pull back from the Suez Canal; Egyptian troops would occupy the canal's east bank, and Cairo would reinstitute a formal ceasefire. The suggestion was greeted suspiciously by Israel, which is adamant against Egyptian troops crossing the canal under such terms...
...also more insistent than the older Israelis on holding direct talks with the Arabs rather than the indirect discussions being conducted through United Nations Mediator Gunnar Jarring. When it comes to surrendering territory captured from the Arabs during the 1967 Six-Day War, the 18-to-29s are most hawkish: 28% want to retain all territory or expand Israel's borders, v. 21% in the overall sample...
...that the possibility was raised-with warnings that the subject was secret. Yet last week Washington Senator Henry ("Scoop") Jackson, who was not present at the committee meeting, spoke on national television of "huge new missiles" possessed by the Russians. Symington contended that the Administration had told Jackson, a hawkish Democrat and a champion of weapons development (see box), to "put it out." Jackson denied the charge...