Word: taboo
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...confusion as regards this from the days right after the war until today, so some people have been arguing that we must establish a national political consensus that we can maintain self-defense forces. People have been led to feel that any discussion of revision of the constitution is taboo. But in a free and democratic society there should be no taboos. Although I will not place constitutional revision on my political timetable, I firmly believe that we must destroy all taboos in our free democratic society...
...areas to be glossed over was military culpability in the fate of Argentina's desaparecidos (disappeared ones). At least 6,000 Argentines and foreign nationals vanished between 1974 and 1979 during the country's fratricidal struggle against left-wing terrorism. Also included on the proposed list of taboo topics was the military's humiliating defeat by Britain in last spring's Falkland Islands war, which resulted in 1,366 Argentine casualties. The government further demanded a veil of silence over its role in accumulating Argentina's $42 billion foreign debt, and over any charges...
...Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the considerable attention to Israeli policies and practices offered in the media, has been a significant change in the attitude of Americans to the Israeli-Arab conflict. For the first time, in a movement that is nationwide and that is grassroots in character, the taboo has been lifted from the discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab conflict...
UTAH IS THE LAST STATE in the Union to begin talking about the economy. For Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson, who is arming to unseat Republication incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch, the luxury of Democratic challengers throughout the nation--attacking President Reagon's programs--was taboo for him until a month ago, when the highest state unemployment rate since before World War II (8.7 percent) was announced and the largest copper and steel manufacturers began massive layoffs...
...consequence last week was a black mood in Washington. Reagan is described by aides as still "very, very pro-Israel" but deeply disillusioned with its present government. Some of his lieutenants go much further. Storms one, invoking privately a name still publicly taboo in Washington: "Begin is like Nixon. He just keeps going too far; he refuses to listen; he is self-righteous. You cannot conduct business with...