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...Sweet-Sour Strategy. The British response to the truce, in fact, was almost begrudgingly small. After holding out the hope of an eventual end to internment, Rees dismayed even moderate Catholic politicians by releasing only 25 prisoners (five of whom were Protestants) of the 533 still interned in the notorious Maze prison and offering three-day home leave to 50 others. Moreover, British authorities would not even consider British withdrawal from Ulster-the principal I.R.A. demand...
...whole, however, Rees' sweet-and-sour strategy was approved by many Ulster loyalists, as well as by a Parliament whose mood has noticeably toughened since last November's Birmingham bombings, which took 20 lives. Commented the London Times: "The Provisional I.R.A. is of such a nature that it will be checked by one thing and one thing only-defeat...
...Meat Alone" (Dec. 19, by Seth Kupferberg): Why is it that what The Crimson serves up in the way of political analysis always smacks of sour grapes? The taste is annoying, especially to one who finds himself agreeing with the politics but not the petulance...
...deadline for taking advantage of Ford's offer is Jan. 31, 1975. As mat ters now stand, his compromise solution to the problem of granting amnesty seems bound to end with the same sense of sour failure that marked so much of the long war in Viet...
...cleverly disguised its real meaning. According to the protocol, the EEC will "create a correcting mechanism that could prevent during the period of convergence of the economies of the member states the possible development of situations unacceptable for a member state." Translation: if a country's economy goes sour, its budget contribution may be reduced. That ambiguous phraseology protected delicate French sensibilities but, at the same time, allowed the British press to claim a famous victory...