Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that Arafat must be reined in. The chance came in May, when Arafat promoted several controversial commanders within Al-Fatah, the guerrilla group that he founded and that still accounts for about 80% of the P.L.O.'s strength. Fanned by Syria, the rebellion in Arafat's ranks spread during the summer. In June, the Syrian President expelled Arafat from Damascus; gradually, troops loyal to the P.L.O. chief were pushed out of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and into Tripoli. In September, Arafat slipped into the city to prepare for a rumored Syrian offensive...
...word of the unorthodox financial arrangement spread among Globe-Democrat staffers, some denounced the deal as a violation of the spirit of antitrust legislation. Yet the plan appeared to be legal For the record, the Newhouse chain was compelled to offer the Globe-Democrat for sale last week, and the Justice Department then obtained the names of more than a dozen potential buyers. Assistant Attorney General William Baxter stipulated: "If one or more satisfactory expressions of interest are received before 5:30 p.m. on Nov 22, a reasonable opportunity will be provided by Newhouse and Pulitzer to negotiate the purchase...
Ronis and Langsam seem to spread their wings and take flight, each going to new heights of expression, and taking the audience with them But others are less able to sustain the illusion Isenberg's tone of voice becomes distracting after a time; we wish she could be turned off like the TV newsreels her character must have constantly watched...
...vows that those responsible for the Beirut bombing "will pay." This means more U.S. troops to Lebanon to serve as Israel's cat's pew and shore up the rule of the Phalangist gangsters. The SYL's call for "Marines out of Lebanon now and alive!" evokes the wide-spread anti-government outrage at Reagan's squandering of life in Lebanon which revives memories of the Vietnam war. However, unlike the reformist left which cries "No more Vietnam!" because they don't want another losing war for U.S. imperialism, the SYL says Vietnam was a victory! For Marines, "our boys...
...sandbags and concertina wire blocked off the entrance to the Marine compound. Ironically, the little-used route through the parking lot that had been followed by a suicide bomber on Oct. 23, killing more than 230 U.S. servicemen, became the only approach to the headquarters. Heaps of dirt were spread around the lot to force approaching traffic to slow down...