Word: ruse
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ramon smiles, sensing the ruse. "Currently, sir, the affair in the Gulf is a private function. Just because the U.S. and all the European members of the U.N. are there, you oughtn't get the idea that it's open to the public. Should the general membership of the U.N. be invited, you will see a notice posted on the bulletin board in the foyer...
Lipscomb, it turned out, did not have the promised kickback money in hand. Colino thereupon devised still another ruse, say investigators, whereby Intelsat was charged $1.2 million by Lipscomb to enable the firm to order construction materials far in advance of use. The money was paid out in January 1985, but no materials were ever ordered or delivered. Part of the cash went to a Swiss bank account controlled by Colino...
...Germany's future leader may do "too much womanizing." Another entry suggests that the burning of the Reichstag in 1933 surprised Hitler's circle. Though Goebbels' account may be disingenuous, the passage is likely to fuel the continuing debate as to whether or not the arson ) was a Nazi ruse. Elsewhere, Goebbels dismisses Churchill as a "degenerate genius, therefore not too dangerous," and six days before Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, he predicts that Bolshevism will fall "like a house of cards...
...forbid Administration solicitation from other countries or private individuals of funds to buy arms for the contras? By specifying that "no funds available" could be used, the Boland amendment seemed to prohibit such a ruse. Assistant Secretary of State Langhorne Motley told Congress in 1985 that the Administration interpreted the law to prohibit "soliciting and/or encouraging other countries to contribute funds." He said, "We have refrained from doing that." In fact it was being done -- without his knowledge, says Motley...
Something Wild becomes even more strange when Lulu takes Charles home to Mother, sheds her shocking black wig and reveals that her true name is Audrey. Suddenly, Charles is the `husband' of a sweet country woman, and the father of their two kids. He plays along with her ruse, even attending Audrey's high-school reunion...