Word: outposts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...looking to the Americans to provide it. The U.S. recognized that Grapes of Wrath seemed out of proportion to the attacks that provoked it; though Hizballah had fired missiles at civilians in the preceding weeks, they killed no one. Yet even when Israeli artillery destroyed a U.N. outpost near Qana that sheltered Lebanese refugees, killing 109 people, Clinton and his aides refused to condemn Israel. To Clinton, Peres is the keystone for Israel's effort to reconcile with its Arab neighbors. And as such, he merits backing. By providing support, the U.S. was endangering its relations with the entire Arab...
...austere cement towers that make up Mather House have long served as an outpost for athletes...
...little boy, Charles was left in the care of nannies, who were followed by the paramilitary masters of Gordonstoun school. In his day, Philip had conquered this remote Scottish outpost. He was a born leader and a natural athlete; his son was neither. Back at the palace Charles had to confront his little sister Anne, who had all her father's gifts and a confident personality. All Charles had was grit. After finally slogging through Cambridge and a stint in the navy that he found difficult, he had his own ideas about being the heir apparent, and they distanced...
...century doesn't mean that it cannot criticize Cuba. But until the United States fully acknowledges and apologizes for its international crimes, Albright's outbursts will continue to seem preposterous. Albright appears even more ludicrous if one considers that the U.S. ignores Cuban sovereignty by maintaining its colonial military outpost on Cuban soil--the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base...
...nemesis in the breakaway republic is Jokhar Dudayev, 52, the rebel President, formerly a major general in the Soviet air force. Dudayev lives on the run, moving every night. Time's Yuri Zarakhovich spoke to him recently in a safe house about 500 yds. from the nearest Russian outpost...