Word: smearing
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There was an uglier factor. In 1976 complaints of sexual indiscretions by an unnamed "Christian leader" reached the floor of Kenya's Parliament. When Carr and the All Africa Conference board complained at the Lome meeting that he had been the victim of a smear campaign, the official Voice of Kenya radio accused Carr by name...
Western observers discount the possibility that the charges against Bhutto, once a national hero, are part of a smear campaign by his opponents. Rumors of official misconduct had circulated widely in Pakistan while Bhutto was in office. Moreover, there is little reason to believe that General Zia, who was named army chief of staff by Bhutto a year ago, has any grudge against his former boss. The diffident general, who now calls Bhutto "an evil genius" and "a 1977 Machiavelli," seems determined to remain impartial and let the law take its course. Before his arrest, Bhutto predicted "a crisis...
...they discover tantalizing clues to both treasures. Very soon she is being forced to strip in front of the assembled baddies, though she could not possibly conceal the object they seek -a large medallion-on her pretty person. A little later they invade her room dressed in voodoo getups, smear her body with blood and seem to do something rather peculiar with a chicken claw they're carrying. The sadism is excessive for this context, and the employment of blacks in the roles of sex fiends caters to an ugly racial stereotype that should have died with D.W. Griffith...
Bicyclists, oil up your gears, smear on the tanning cream and undo those 20-lb. unbreakable locks...
...Barros Basto, a descendant of Marranos, converted to Judaism and helped establish a synagogue and seminary in Oporto. He toured rural areas telling the Jews that there was no longer reason to be afraid. During the early years under Salazar, the right-wing Catholic Action movement started a smear campaign against Barros Basto. His seminary was closed down, and he was court-martialed for immorality because he promoted circumcision. He died a broken...