Word: lying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...roots of his aggressive play lie in the philosophy Blair and his father share about what sort of attitude and game it takes to make it to the big time...
Along with his boss Andrei Gromyko, Dobrynin looked Kennedy in the eye and denied there were missiles in Cuba. Did he lie? Probably. But he was forgiven because his untruth was within the bounds of diplomatic duplicity. He negotiated enthusiastically for an arms summit with Lyndon Johnson. The night before announcement of the summit, Dobrynin rushed to tell the President that Soviet troops were moving into Czechoslovakia. End of summit. Another deception? Of course, but again he charmed his way back to credibility...
...campaign heads for the homestretch, the only safe prediction is that France is probably headed for a period of political instability. Barring a Socialist upset, the least ambiguous course seems to lie in a solid rightist victory. Chirac might then take over as Premier. But that outcome would lead to a power struggle between Mitterrand and Chirac that might go on for two years, or until the next presidential election. Mitterrand could, for instance, dissolve parliament and plunge the country into further political disarray. He could also resign, a course that he has threatened to pursue if his presidential powers...
...principal contra army, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN), consisting of about 15,000 men, is spread among four bases north of Nicaragua in Honduras. Two small rebel bases lie just inside Nicaragua to the south, close to the border, and several camps and a base are in Costa Rica. Says Enrique Bermudez, the FDN's commander in chief: "Close to 70% of our fighting force has become confined to our camps, defending them on the one hand and awaiting supplies on the other." The main contra base, in the middle of the jungle 30 miles inside Honduras, has a cluster...
...FACT, more than a handful of women do decide to pose for Playboy, then there are some problems in this society whose roots lie far deeper than The Crimson or Playboy and which would make The Crimson's little gesture seem trivial indeed. Does The Crimson really believe it can or should protect society from itself...