Word: seizinger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Iraq's one million-member army has deployed an estimated 260,000 troops along with hundreds of tanks in and around Kuwait since seizing its oil-rich southern neighbor in a dispute over oil, land and money.
Instead, the services are seizing the moment to argue against cutbacks they reluctantly agreed to during Cheney's strategic review. The Air Force puts out straight-faced claims for potential B-2 utility in the gulf. Generals argue that reducing the Army from 18 to 12 divisions is not a...
The failure of Filaret to win election came as a relief both within and outside the Russian Orthodox Church. He displayed his conservative, stand-fast views before the election in a newspaper interview, contending that "it's naive to expect revolutionary changes in the church in comparison to those which...
Lithuania quickly shifted toward flexibility. Seizing on an idea floated last month by French President Francois Mitterrand and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Vilnius offered, in return for negotiations, to suspend all legislation it had passed since declaring independence. Prime Minister Prunskiene flew to Moscow to present the offer to...
Hollywood spending is likely to rise until some box-office disaster forces studios to retrench once again. When film legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists in 1919, a Hollywood wag famously quipped, "The lunatics have taken charge of the asylum." Today's top...