Word: mistrustful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Western intelligence-gathering has confirmed them time and again. Other sticking point in the MBFR--the West's desire to talk about superpower reductions first vs. the East's desire to consider all forces together, and the Soviet's continued resistance to on-site inspections-reflect their deep-seated mistrust of the West...
High-level dialogue between leaders of the U.S.S.R. and those of the West, in particular the U.S., is badly needed at this time. Such dialogue is indispensable if we are to prevent misunderstandings over areas of tension leading to dangerous confrontations. Mistrust and suspicion have bred a vicious cycle that has to be stopped. Let us try to break out of it by making the most of all the good will that exists and of every initiative. France will not be last in this. What we can do, we will do without ever losing sight of the fact that overtures...
...provide a common ground of knowledge and analysis, a meeting place for national debate: it is the link between people and institutions. Without the information provided by newspapers and TV, citizens would have little basis for deciding what to believe and whom to support. Just as a pervasive mistrust of police could cause a breakdown of order, a growing hostility to the press could sever the ligaments of a workable society...
...mistrust has been heightened by several celebrated libel suits, particularly by General William Westmoreland and Los Angeles Physician Carl Galloway against CBS and by Mobil Corp. President William Tavoulareas against the Washington Post. Each raised worrisome doubts about the objectivity of prominent journalists, and called into question the techniques used to shape a story...
...libel verdicts by juries have been defeats for journalist defendants, and almost two dozen involved damage awards of more than $1 million. "Juries are the American people," says Eugene Patterson, editor of the St. Petersburg Times. "They want to punish us." The Supreme Court may share some of the mistrust. Since 1972, it has ruled against journalist defendants in all four libel appeals it has heard...