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...victim was a screw-up who compounded his sins by stepping outside the chain of command to report a rules infraction and seek a transfer. A "Code Red" -- informal disciplinary action by his barracksmates -- is suspected. But are the offenders wholly culpable? Or did they act under orders (or tacit encouragement) from superior officers...
...left the state bureaucracy in a shambles. His worst legacy, though, was to set his compatriots on a collision course with ethnic minorities who felt threatened by his mystical notions of a Georgian state. Still, die-hard followers refuse to accept that his bungled experiment is over. With tacit support from the separatists, they are trying to destabilize what they view as the illegitimate regime in Tbilisi...
...participants. The delegation from India, which had produced some of the more provocative observations about the sins and obligations of the rich nations, announced that it would sign the biodiversity agreement, helping stem the brewing revolt by the poor nations. Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee noted that a tacit understanding was developing between family planning advocates and the Catholic Church that would allow poor nations to take more aggressive steps on the vital question of population. Participants of all stripes emerged from meetings with smiles pasted on and offered a chorus of variations on the theme: "If nothing else happens...
...invasion, and the Ford administration's tacit approval, violated the terms of a 1958 U.S.-Indonesian accord which stated that U.S. arms could not be used for external agression. After the annexation of East Timor, Kissinger said that "we understand Indonesia's position...
...just when we need it most, there is a dearth of brave politicians willing to stand up to the conspiracy. President Bush, the ultimate political wimp, gave his tacit support for the stadium by throwing out the first ball in yesterday's sold-out opener with the Cleveland Indians...