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...Israeli journalists covering the uprising have access to the Palestinian side of the story. The most important committee is the one for "struggle operations." This supersecret, three- or four-member group decides what specific actions to take, from stone throwing to confrontations with the Israeli army. Once a tactic is approved, word is passed to the camp's or village's popular committee. From there, individual faction leaders mobilize their forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Who's Running the Insurrection? | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

...Democratic candidate, Rep Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), in a desperation tactic prior to the Super Tuesday contacts, put an advertisement on the air that said, in part, "Mike Dukakis smeared Joe Biden...and now he's attempting to smear Dick Gephardt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Aide Sasso Still Advises Dukakis | 4/29/1988 | See Source »

...actions of the Board of Overseers and the University administration in the last few months amount to a grand stall tactic, or a massive expression of spinelessness, or both. While the President has every responsibility to argue for or against divestment in the abstract, it is cowardly for him to prevent the Board from issuing its opinion in a similarly clear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Clock is Ticking | 4/20/1988 | See Source »

...Letter: Two years ago, Board of Overseers Chairman Joan T. Bok '51 (no relation) wrote a letter to all alumni urging them not to vote for pro-divestment candidates to the Board. When asked about this election tactic, President Bok claimed that he did not have any involvement in the letter. Later, he admitted he wrote the letter and had the Overseers chairman sign her name...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Those Who Can't ... | 4/19/1988 | See Source »

...Tactic Last Used on Linkage...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Packer, | Title: University Plans to Block Rezoning for Square | 4/12/1988 | See Source »

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