Word: mistrusting
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...That mistrust provides fertile ground for the Kaczynski brothers' conspiracy-minded brand of politics. Founded in 2001, PIS promised to rid Poland of what it calls the uklad, a supposed cabal of former communist officials and businessmen who they claim have controlled the country since 1989. Radek Sikorski, a former PIS member and Defense Minister, says the Kaczynskis were elected in 2005 because "they reflected the public mood of disgust with the previous regime." They are clearly at pains to project a simple, clean-living image. Jaroslaw, the Prime Minister, lives with his mother and a cat and does...
...gives her name only as Tanya, "it is that people do not believe that if they hand over some money, no matter how small, and no matter how positive the cause, that something will actually come of it." After seven decades of Soviet life and 13 years of Lukashenko, mistrust runs deep...
...keep the other behind their back, clenching a gun. Despite Beijing's attempts to reassure other governments, its growing economic and military might frightens its more open neighbors. Given China's opaque politics, leaders still cannot predict whether Beijing will prove benign or threatening. Average people, too, reflect this mistrust. In the latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, a majority of people in only two Asian nations surveyed had favorable opinions of China, and one of those two was ... China...
...called "The Perfect Storm" that argued against a U.S. invasion of Iraq. He won't talk about that now except to say, "It accurately reflected my views at the time." His current views may not be all that different. He remains painfully aware of the prevailing Arab "defensiveness and mistrust toward the West and colonial projects...
...rare and much-needed good news to highlight when he delivers his surge status report to Congress next month. But, as a senior American military official said earlier this month, "it is going to require some sustained effort and inspired political leadership to overcome the hostility and hate and mistrust that's grown up around the political structure here in Iraq...