Word: silents
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...plays Elmore's sleazy brother, for about five minutes, or long enough to get ripped off by him. Then Julius meets Dr. John, who plays Elmore's sleazy brother-in-law, for another five minutes and is again ripped off. Leon Redbone gets about six minutes as a silent Canadian deputy who--guess what?--rips Julius off. Poor Joe Strummer doesn't even get the opportunity; he plays a security guard with no particular significance plot-wise and is on screen for maybe three minutes...
...remarkably little assistance from the council. Steadfastly refusing to broach any issues which seem political, such as divestment or the union drive, the council has been wary of joining in on a movement--led by campus activists--for a more accountable Corporation. The council plans to be silent on these critical issues in its upcoming meeting indicates its fear of challenging the administration--and reflects the abdication of its role as the student's political representative...
...council's choice on this score is an unfortunate one, but in their decision last week they at least acknowledged that they have made a choice. Issues of open governance and divestment are too important for the council to remain silent on--but their silence seems more tolerable so long as they acknowledge that such issues are important, and that someone needs to voice these concerns to the Corporation...
...horrible routine," complained one young conscript as he plodded through the daily ritual of forcing striking merchants to open their shops. Slamming up the shutters and using crowbars to crack flimsy padlocks, the soldiers move wearily down the main street of Ramallah every morning through a silent crowd of grinning Arabs. As soon as the unit passes, the shops are quickly shuttered again. The process goes on all day, and many troops wonder why they even bother. "We do what we're told," said one soldier. "We're just puppets on a string...
...Armed Services Committee, Chairman Sam Nunn of Georgia went further: he invited the Soviet Union to speak out if it disagrees with the Administration's presentation. "If the Soviets remain silent on points of interpretation presented by the Executive Branch," said Nunn, "then I believe that the Senate . . . can reasonably believe and contend that that silence connotes assent...