Word: oppositionism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In his quiet way, Far East Military Expert Lemnitzer helped build Japan's postwar defense forces, was a key figure in the successful diplomatic byplay that enabled the U.S. to keep strategic Okinawa in the face of growing local opposition. Says one Army general: "What Dulles was in civilian...
In its drive to bewitch and bother the West, the Kremlin is moving in more directions at once than fire in a hay barn. The latest Soviet maneuver: a determined trafficking with Western Europe's opposition Socialists.
The smell of an election year was in the air, and in the House of Commons frisky politicians responded to the scent. Debates became more edged, remarks more personal. In a week of such infighting, the Labor Opposition had a bad time of it.
Macmillan, about to leave for his talks with Eisenhower, was in a confident, combative mood. Previously he had been guardedly correct about Suez; now, to thundering Tory backbench cheers, he declared: "I was one of Sir Anthony Eden's main supporters in his Suez policy. I am proud of...
Boomerang. Two days later Labor moved a vote of censure against the government's failure to "prevent the recent substantial and widespread rise in unemployment." With 600,000 jobless in Britain, this seemed a good issue. But Tory Labor Minister Iain Macleod was able to announce a drop in...