Word: joining
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kissinger agreed last week that the Soviets had considered a nuclear strike at the Chinese but denied that the Russians had asked the U.S. to join in. "Nothing like that happened," he said. As for Haldeman, "What does he know about it? I have just finished the chapter in my own book on China and have gone over the papers, and that never took place." Kissinger said that there was some tension over a Russian base in Cuba but it was far less dramatic or ominous than Haldeman's account portrays-and was nothing like another missile crisis. Haldeman...
...such an evil to Bob Haldeman that he would refuse to try it again if he thought he could make it work. Says he: "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind today that if I were back at the starting point, faced with the decision of whether to join up, even knowing what the ultimate outcome would be, I would unhesitatingly...
Lance has had several lengthy meetings with Abedi in recent months, and there have been persistent reports that Lance may join BCCI as a high officer. According to British bankers, Lance, Abedi and Pharaon have talked about creating a company that would be connected with BCCI and aimed primarily at channeling funds from the Middle East into investments in U.S. securities and real estate...
...exiles who are there to stay. Inmates in other parts of the Lao gulag may also be sinking some unwanted permanent roots. Many who were shipped off to re-education centers two years ago are still there, and some prisoners' wives have been warned to pack up and join their husbands if they ever want to see them again. The Pathet Lao's reluctance to let its captives go is understandable: of 16 prisoners released from the Vieng Sai re-education camps in 1976, more than half eventually fled across the Mekong River into Thailand...
...cripple is potentially mawkish stuff, Ashby usually does not allow his story to become overly sentimental. He does not view the couple's relationship as a panacea for all their emotional problems, and he refuses to shy away from harsh detail. When Luke finally leaves his wheelchair to join Sally in bed, the hero's handicaps bring the ensuing sex scene an added poignance...