Word: obstruct
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Signed by over 1300 Harvard undergraduates the petition supports American military presence in Vietnam and the President's call for unconditional negotiations. It disassociates the signers of the petition from "that vocal minority which, distrusting American intentions seeks to obstruct and misrepresent American policy...
...wish to dissociate ourselves from hat vocal minority that, distrusting American intentions, seeks to obstruct and misrepresent American policy...
...students share their views. Now, mainly in reaction to the protesters, overt campus activity in support of U.S. policy is growing. As a petition signed by 1,300 Harvard stu dents puts it, many students "wish to disassociate ourselves from that vocal minority which, distrusting American intentions, seeks to obstruct and mis represent American policy...
...original form, the doctrine entitled a foreign nation to immunity from all suits in another country's courts, on the theory that embarrassing suits would obstruct foreign relations. The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall accepted the doctrine in 1812, holding that unless the State Department directs otherwise, any foreign government's claim of immunity is binding on U.S. courts...
...fact was that Giscard d'Estaing said much the same thing that Fowler had said-that considerable negotiating has to be done before a summit can be convened. The Frenchman put it in a negative and scary way to remind the world that France has the power to obstruct a meeting. Conclusion: France probably will not prevent a conference but will hold out for a lot of preconditions, and a meeting may be a long time in coming...