Word: regionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...memo from the Nigerian Government to Shell Nigeria, a large commercial driller in the region, suggested the doing away with or "wasting" Ogoni leaders...
Reagan was no pansy either. He was generous in his support for Central American terrorists (i.e., the contras) as well as state sponsored death squads in this region. He was big on union-busting, fired striking air traffic controllers and attacked the inner cities with a vengeance. And he was proud...
...fact that they did not play any teams like us [No. 13 Hartford and No. 16 UMass, the other two top 20 teams in the Northeast Region] is like putting all your eggs in one basket," Tsantiris said. "[Harvard] is a very good team--they are in the top four in the region, and they still have an outside chance...
...force." This means troops will not be involved in "nation-building" tasks that can transform foreign troops into targets of terror: disarming combatants, policing cities, moving refugees back to their homes. Instead, soldiers will concentrate on guarding borders, enforcing cease-fires and keeping the warring parties separate. Once the region is stabilized, says a Pentagon spokesman, "we hope that the economic rebuilders, the refugee resettlers, the bridge builders, will come in and start laying a foundation for growth and prosperity in Bosnia...
Surely one of the oddest features of the plan is the proposal for redressing the region's lopsided balance of power. The U.S. intends to ask the Bosnian Serbs to give up some of their heavy weapons; if they don't, the Americans want to use soldiers and civilian contractors to arm and train the Bosnian Muslim army. The Administration seems convinced that troops can do this and still remain evenhanded peacekeepers; critics say it's the fastest way to destroy the perception of neutrality, and the surest strategy for provoking the Serbs and Croatians. Perry, Christopher and Shalikashvili seemed...