Word: soiling
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...sale by West Germany of tanks and other weaponry to Saudi Arabia. When West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl arrived in Israel for a six-day state visit, he was greeted with several demonstrations protesting not only the arms sale but also the presence of a German leader on Israeli soil...
...have bombed the U.S. and French military headquarters in Beirut last October as well as the Israeli headquarters in Tyre. The caller said that Kerr was "the victim of the American military presence in Beirut," and vowed that "not a single American or Frenchman will remain on this soil...
...Managua, a Sandinista Foreign Ministry communique declared that Nicaraguan troops had fired on an "intruding" helicopter but said nothing about shooting Schwab on Honduran soil. Nonetheless, the Nicaraguans announced they would conduct a full investigation. "The government deplores this incident and expresses its condolences to the pilot's family," said the official communique. It also expressed the hope "that this casualty will not be used as a pretext to aggravate the already critical situation in Central America." On that point, at least, Managua and Washington appeared to be in agreement...
...West German industries burn 3.5 million tons of coal a year, leading to heavy discharges of sulfur dioxide.) According to Professor Bernhard Ulrich, an expert on soil science at the University of Gottingen, acidic downpours can leach key nutrients, such as calcium and potassium, from the soil, or deposit toxic metals like aluminum. Acid rain might also prevent microorganisms in the soil from converting organic debris into fertilizer. Professor Peter Schiitt of the University of Munich believes that dry, airborne particles of metal are the culprits, along with acid rain. Says he: "What is shocking is that whole areas...
...Michael K has preserved a few seeds from the catastrophe. Though utterly emaciated, this wisp of a human creature slips away from his oppressors, so that he may live and die beside his pumpkin seeds. Coetzee mourns Michael K: "A creature that spends its waking life stooped over the soil, that when at last its time comes digs its own grave and slips quietly in and draws the heavy earth over its head like a blanket...