Word: militiaization
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Every able-bodied citizen on Quemoy is issued his own rifle and must visit a firing range for target practice at least once a month. Women also must serve in the militia. There are a number of dummy soldiers, too, who bravely man fake machine guns to decoy Communist spotters. Privately, though, even some government officials concede that the mountain of military hardware may not be necessary, and that unification with the mainland may be inevitable. Back on Taiwan, where younger bureaucrats and even some young legislators are quietly discussing the changes that will come when Mao and Chiang...
...Progressive Socialist Party was caught trying to smuggle arms into Beirut from the Syrian border. His car contained 35 submachine guns, five bundles of dynamite and seven bazookas. There were other signs of a potential civil war. Fedayeen cars toured Moslem districts to pick up volunteer reinforcements. Armed militia units of the right-wing Phalangist Party were deployed around Beirut's Maronite Christian section...
Ceauşescu warily refuses to allow Soviet troops into Rumania to hold maneuvers. Rumania's own 200,000-man armed forces are supplemented by a crack division of mountain troops and a defensive network of "patriotic guards"-a civilian militia system that could muster as many as 1,000,000 soldiers in the event of an attack. But Ceauşescu's real hope for survival is that no attack ever comes...
Eventually, Cabral's army of 7,000 regulars and about 10,000 militia pinned down some 30,000 Portuguese soldiers and African auxiliaries. Cabral claimed more than half of the country, and was able to demonstrate his control to a United Nations inspection team last year. His party built roads, schools, hospitals, and even set up a barter economy that he jokingly called "bush capitalism." Last summer he held an election for 15 regional councils. At the time of his death, Cabral was about to convene a national assembly that would declare independence and seek recognition from...
...Communists have been meticulous in planning a takeover of the key city of Danang, according to captured documents. When the agreement is broadcast, Communist troops will execute a two-part plan. Some units will make a concerted military assault on the city's police and militia posts. At the same time, other troops will "hang peace flags and lanterns, fly flower-decked balloons and hold unicorn dances [traditional Vietnamese dance at a time of joy], entertainment shows and peace-float processions to create an enthusiastic atmosphere and rally a large number of people. In the event the enemy represses...