Word: letting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kirby himself had some strong thoughts about war neurosis: "If the damn thing is there," he said, "let's admit it, not tag it with 'cowardice' or put it in the closet and pretend it doesn't exist...
...this to him, and they called him a hero. In fact, he was a terrorist who lost his sight and was maimed when a bomb he was making exploded. If SAVAK had been responsible for his injuries, we could easily have got rid of him. We would not have let him live as a document of torture...
...SAVAK's future: Those of us who have reached retirement age will be retired. Those who are not needed or who have bad records will be let go. Others will be transferred to other organizations or to the Prime Minister's office. Some will go to the new National Intelligence Center. It will be worse for the younger agents. They have not been working long enough to prove themselves; yet they are blamed in all the bad publicity, and they can do nothing about it. Now they will lose their salaries. Many of us will have problems making...
Even though he signed a consent decree declining to submit the matter to the courts, Buckley characteristically could not let his differences with the SEC go by without a public riposte. He released copies of his correspondence with the SEC on the matter, plus a long question-and-answer sheet. Among other things, he contended that he could not fairly be blamed for the misleading 10-K reports because he had not bothered to read them, and had relied on the advice of others that they were accurate. Said Buckley: "I did not even know what...
Down 33-24 at halftime, (Sue Field came off the bench to put in two buckets at the last minute), the Crimson let B.U.'s Miss Inside, 5-ft. 11-in. Debra Miller, and Miss Outside, rainbow shooting Terry Shinwkin, destroy any chance of an upset. Continued poor shooting and turnovers gave the Terrierettes and early 12-2 run that made it 51-32 with 12:08 left...