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...council met, and said the ACSR was a very wise, and prudent, and cautious body, but it may have gone too far, and said someone, somewhere, somehow should probably do something about it, or at least talk about it, but maybe not immediately...
...Labanites. He has also charged unnamed Western organizations and the CIA with "meddling" in the 45-day campaign. Marcos even blamed himself for having relaxed martial law and restrained his police. Affecting a kind of no-more-Mr.-Nice-Guy grimness, he said: "I should be more prudent and cautious in dismantling the forces that enforce...
Chavez said last week that the boycott was ending so that the union could concentrate on its existing contracts and work towards new ones, a prudent apportionment of the UFW's limited strength and funds. Another consideration is that the boycott's effectiveness had appreciably decreased with the passage of time, so Chavez made a realistic decision. The UFW's tangible gains should unquestionably be applauded, but in a largely symbolic sense, the passing of the boycott should be mourned...
Carter took the advice, and last week he delivered a barrage of pronouncements that did add up to a reasonably coherent program. It was unexciting, unsurprising, unadventurous, but it seemed designed to appeal to the nation for those very reasons. The aim, apparently, is to present Carter as a prudent manager, aware that the tangled complexities of guiding a growing but troubled economy prevent any President from doing everything at once, ready to put off those goals that are merely desirable in favor of those that are essential. The program's main elements...
Critics have questioned Sadat's motives for initiating the breakthrough, pointing to Egypt's unstable financial and social conditions, but the motives are less important right now than the possible results. Sadat's move is well-considered and prudent. For example, he has left the door open for a search for the best possible representation of the Palestinian refugees, a difficult objective that should be sought. The bitter criticism heaped on Egypt by other Arab nations including Syria and Libya is unjustified and counter-productive, and Sadat and Israel should continue to negotiate in preparation for Geneva no matter...