Word: rightwinger
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The reason for the news blackout appeared to be political rather than military. According to a report from Vientiane in the Washington Star, the Allied incursion into Laos was based on a secret agreement between South Vietnam and rightwing Laotian generals.
Kissinger expressed fears that a severe rightwing backlash could arise in the United States if U.S. troops were withdrawn too quickly and the present South Vietnamese government fell.
Not everyone is pleased. In the Italian Parliament, rightwing Deputies asked Foreign Minister Aldo Moro deliberately provocative questions about the possible "surrender" of Zone B during Tito's trip. Moro replied: "The government will not take into consideration any renunciation of legitimate national interests." Tito, hypersensitive to separatist tendencies...
Drinan is an enigmatic figure. He is a leader in the new "underground" Catholic Church. His candidacy drew fire from such spokesmen for rightwing Catholicism as Father Daniel Lyons, the radio priest sponsored by the Schick Safety Razor Co., who disliked his mixing the priesthood with politics.