Word: martially
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even Marcos' opponents were surprised by their solidarity. Said Salvador Laurel, once a presidential hopeful: "This is the first time since martial law was declared in 1972 that this motley crowd of ours has been truly united." At a Manila rally urging voters to stay away from the polls, ex-Senator Gerardo Roxas attacked Marcos' record: "Every election, plebiscite and referendum has been characterized by cheating, and the people no longer have faith in the government...
...Compulsory voting was instituted by Marcos under martial law in 1976. Penalties range up to six months in jail and loss of the right to run for public office...
...terrorists also addressed their leaders only as "No. 1," "No. 2," or as "Mi primero" (My chief), in military parlance. The government sent the Civil Guard commander to negotiate with the terrorists and assure them that they would get "military treatment," a hint of leniency in a court-martial, if they would surrender. But there were no military men at all among the nine terrorists who were captured. The rest of the two dozen originally estimated by the government to have taken part in the raid apparently managed to escape by mingling with the hostages...
...fact that the Smaleses have supported black independence does not make their ordeal any easier. They fiddle constantly with a radio they salvaged from their home, hoping for news of some kindt expecting to hear the "burst of martial music" that will announce the final success of the revolution. Their principles and fears are at cross-purposes. They know which side is right, and they also know that it is the one that will assuredly kill them: "They had fled the fighting in the streets, the danger for their children, the necessity to defend their lives in the name...
...high-ranking army officers, even though the King repudiated the plotters and almost singlehandedly prevented a takeover. Juan Carlos has denied the charge, but most political analysts agree that the leaked testimony will put additional pressure on Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo to avoid a full-dress court martial of Tejero. Such an exercise would almost certainly embarrass the throne, infuriate the army and possibly precipitate another coup...