Word: sabers
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...conclusion, the draft is not merely a manifestation of jingoistic saber rattling. In addition to its military and strategic significance, it serves to advance many progressive causes right here in the United States. It would be a mistake if our generation chose to narrowly pursue our own self interests (as upper-middle class youths who may face the draft but would never be forced into the "volunteer army") rather than our larger responsibility to the less privileged members of our society. Matthew M. Guerreiro...
...number-one fencers in all three events--Steve Biddle in epee, Dave Hanower in foil and Jim Goldenring in saber--carved out easy victories before being replaced by members of the J.V. after the first round...
...fencers were undefeated in foil, winning all nine bouts, and they took saber 8-1 and epee...
...concern to his pal, the drug dealer suggested a way to retaliate: hand over some incriminating TRW documents to peddle at the Soviet embassy in Mexico City. To Boyce, writes New York Times Reporter Robert Lindsey, "his job in the Black Vault became an opportunity to take a saber stroke at both the world's superpowers at once ... and Daulton had had the greed to serve his purpose...
...rhetoric of military confrontation may sound splendid in a political cam paign, but if voters consider the perils of stationing U.S. armed forces in the Middle East, they may find saber rattling a less effective policy than it was in the days when wars were fought with sabers...