Word: shred
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Indeed, even while the Pakistani attack was going on, Khomeini's office made a statement over Iranian radio blaming the Mecca violence on "criminal U.S. imperialism." It added: "The Muslims must. . . expect this kind of dirty act by American imperialism and international Zionism." There was not a shred of evidence for the accusation, and U.S. State Department Spokesman Hodding Carter promptly described it as an "outright, knowing lie." Indeed, the assailants were fundamentalist Muslims whose opposition to all Western influence is similar to Khomeini's archaic views. But though the U.S. has no quarrel with Islam, the report...
...Administration's emergency plans certainly can be criticized on one point: with the demonstrators roaming outside the walls, U.S. personnel should have been able to destroy all documents. The Marine guards held off the mob long enough to enable officials to shred important classified files and smash encoding equipment. No serious security breach is believed to have occurred. But embarrassing documents did fall into the hands of the invaders, and they have been successfully used to inflame mobs in Iran...
...Chrysler-VW merger? "There is not a shred of truth in these reports." -A Volkswagen executive...
...curious idea of America. But even these tracks partake of the torpor that fills the rest of the record. During her last tour, Smith padded sheepishly around the stage and did her best to play cute. The music on Wave acts identically, and neither escapes with a shred of credibility...
...This time around they'll be abusive at the Orpheum. If Boston's hidden punk population, making biweekly appearances at the Rocky Horror Picture Show, doesn't satisfy you, dish out $7.50, lobotomy-face, and groove to Ramone goldies like "Slimy Pus Trip," "Your Face Makes Me Puke," and "Shred His Head Until He's Dead...