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...forces and is a supporter of the controversial NATO policy to place additional intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Western Europe, including cruise missiles on British soil. Says a senior official in the British Foreign Office: "We gave you our unstinted support when you needed it and have been your loyalest global ally. If you cannot give us your strong support at a moment when British sovereign territory has been invaded, there is the possibility of grave damage being done to the alliance between our two countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Face-Off on the High Seas | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...said. 'They made me take the Mau Mau oath. This means they may ask me to kill you and I won't want to be in a position where I could obey. So it's better I get off the farm.' The 'loyalest' Kikuyu can't be trusted if he has taken the oath, even if he was forced to take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LAND OF MURDER & MUDDLE: A Report from Kenya | 3/30/1953 | See Source »

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