Word: path
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...windswept pastures of the Falkland Islands themselves. British troops are searching for and defusing the approximately 12,000 land mines that the Argentinians indiscriminately scattered along the expected path of the British attack. Large numbers of the mines will never be found, remaining as silent and deadly reminders of the irrevocable change that the war has brought to the islands. There are 4300 soldiers garrisoned on what has come to be known as "Fortress Falklands," and the troops, the Harrier jets, and Rapier anti-aircraft missiles are eloquent witness to the British determination to hold on to what they...
While in office, Manley experimented with what he calls a "third path" in the Caribbean. The political setup of the region gives a government two basic choices: the "Puerto Rican" model with virtually complete economic dependence on the United States and the Cuban example of reliance on Soviet support. Manley sought to place Jamaica somewhere between these two poles. He and the PNP set out to develop a mixed economy with an emphasis on socialist techniques within the framework of Jamaica's democratic political system Meanwhile, he pursued a vigorous foreign policy in concert with the burgeoning non alignment movement...
...process, Manley provides a glimpse of how the U.S. appears to much of the world--meddling, insensitive, and arbitrary. Jamaica exposes a basic fault in U.S. foreign policy: blinded by its free enterprise ideology. America immediately panics when some smaller nation close to home opts for a different path. Instead of endearing itself to its neighbors and endearing itself to its neighbors and its influence in more constructive ways, Washington alarmists time and again alienate would-be allies...
With luck, more stumbling blocks in the form of congressional animosity will clutter the Administration's path, forcing it to the pragmatic realization that a change in course is necessary. Salvador seems one such potential trip wire. This little book has just the right mix of passion and reflection to get people angry, and then make them think. That's really...
Leoming ahead is one of Harvard's most important games of the year, Saturday's showdown with Cornell. The Big Red was the only them in the Crimson's path toward the Ivy Championship last year, and reversing last year's result would boost the Crimson's shot at a berth in the nationally...