Word: settlements
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Settlement...
...school committee has settled out of court so many that I wouldn't rule out the possibility of the superintendent hoping to win some out of court settlement." Koocher commented...
Chernenko balanced his tough words with vague assurances that Moscow recognized that it had a responsibility for "preserving and strengthening peace." Said he: "We are for a peaceful settlement of all disputable international problems through serious, equal and constructive talks. The U.S.S.R. will cooperate in full measure with all states that are prepared to assist through practical deeds to lessening international tensions." Washington analysts carefully scrutinized such passages last week, looking for signals that the new regime might be more amenable to finding a way out of the superpower deadlock...
...lethal Exocet missiles. The Iraqis increased the pressure earlier this month with air strikes that, they claim, sank nine "enemy naval targets" in the gulf. In response, Iran has hardened its position. Only an end to the rule of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Iranian officials insist, will bring a settlement. Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping if Iraq launches attacks on its oil facilities...
...some to denounce Israeli mistreatment of its Arab neighbors. Many of the incidents have indeed been tragic, most notably the killing of an Arab schoolgirl and the maiming of her sister by an Israeli soldier. This and similar incidents, along with the continued expropriation of Arab land for Israeli settlement, only exacerbate the already dangerous tensions in the area. The military administration in the West Bank too has been criticized so in some cases, for the use of arbitrary arrest under the pretext of safely precautions. In many instances, however, Israeli counts have overturned. These imprisomoents pointing to the health...