Word: mobbing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...honeymoon proved short-lived, as the Hondurans have begun to suspect that the temporary U.S. presence might soon prove permanent. On the streets of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, U.S. servicemen now attract baleful stares. When two G.I.s in a pickup truck hit a local student last May, an angry mob pounced on the vehicle and set it ablaze. Most important, after ousting Alvarez in a barracks coup last April, General Walter López Reyes lost no time in publicly repudiating his predecessor's policy as a "distortion in the use of power, which endangers Honduras' peace-loving...
...Sephardim, in turn, have scorned the standoffish Ashkenazim. In a few particularly ugly instances, the Sephardim have been dubbed "Khomeinis"; they have responded by calling their antagonists "Aske-nazis." Even Prime Ministers, including European-born David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir, have spoken darkly of the dangers of "mob rule" and sweepingly written off "the primitive Arab mentality" of the Sephardim...
...realizes that Paulie knew all along that they had dangerously robbed a mobster's safe, Charlie fiercely slaps Paulie around and then surprisingly pats his face tenderly. This combination of fierce love and angry concern keeps the two together, leaving them with no one else. The two encounter the mob, and almost succumb until Charlie plays his trump card, and finally shows that while he can stand on his own, he still needs Paulie...
...says, "you've got a lot to learn about journalism. Look at it this way. News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read." The matter is not a laughing one. A superabundance of news has the benumbing effect of mob rule on the senses. Every problem in the world begins to look unreachable, unimprovable. What could one lone person possibly accomplish against a constant and violent storm of events that on any day include a rebellion of Sikhs, a tornado in Wisconsin, parents pleading for a healthy heart for their child...
...signs adorned with pictures of relatives. It was one more demonstration by those whose loved ones are listed as missing but are widely assumed to have been killed by the country's death squads. Last Wednesday, however, José Napoleon Duarte left his office and plunged into the mob of weeping women, leaving his bodyguards scrambling. As the women tugged at his sleeves, Duarte promised that the cases would be investigated. He then strolled back to his office, shouts of "Viva Duarte!"echoing behind...