Word: strategist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sides agreed on safety and immunity guarantees that would operate during a limited cease-fire, proposed two weeks ago by the insurgents, they disagreed sharply over the duration of the truce. "The rebel proposal and that of the military are worlds apart," said a Philippines armed forces strategist...
...world that often cowered before him, he was "Mr. Oil," the very symbol of what many viewed as Arab rapaciousness and relentless resolve to strangle the West. As the chief strategist and unofficial spokesman of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for more than two decades, Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani could seemingly drive oil prices -- and the global economy -- up or down at will. A few words from the unfailingly suave sheik could make government officials shudder and cause stock markets from New York City to New Delhi to fall. With gallows humor, wags depicted OPEC at the height...
...stay together, Impac's endorsement would give an early edge -- financial and psychological -- to the candidate of its choice. In the large field now forming, only one prospect, New York Governor Mario Cuomo, starts 1987 with a respectable treasury. "We would love to have their backing," says a strategist for Colorado Senator Gary Hart. "Many insiders will view (Impac's decision) as the first Democratic primary of 1988." Says an aide to Delaware Senator Joe Biden, who has already assembled an informal team of campaign advisers: "This group can make or break a candidacy early...
Management at Loews has always been a family affair. Larry is the master strategist and financier, usually tucked away in his plainly furnished corner office at 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, his head permanently cocked toward his Quotron terminal. Bob, 60, an equal partner, a gregarious man with an exceptional command of details, has been the hands-on operator. The unusual alliance has not been broken in 40 years. "We have never had an argument," Larry Tisch claims. "There's no reason to show temper. I don't get mad." When Bob became Postmaster General last month, the partnership...
George Bush's supporters claimed 52% of the delegates. No, said Pat Robertson: his staff figured he took 40% to 45%. Both wrong, according to an analysis by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News: "uncommitted" bagged 52%. A strategist for Congressman Jack Kemp gave no numbers but insisted that "Michigan is still up for grabs...