Word: threatenings
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...south remains South Africa, whose presence makes any American move in Zimbabwe suspect. The economic and military interests of the U.S. in South Africa are closely tied to the preservation of some kind of stability, and a radical government in Rhodesia would probably threaten the white South African regime. If the U.S. can push the Zimbabweans to compromise position, American interests in South Africa will be much safer than if a radical Zimbabwean regime shelters South African freedom fighters just as Mozambique shelters the Zimbabweans now. Such a haven for guerrillas would increase the likelihood of a violent struggle threatening...
...Miller president five years ago, ousting autocratic Boss Tony Boyle, the rank and file thought they had inaugurated an era of reform and tranquillity for their battered union. They could not have been more mistaken. After a brief period of harmony, hostilities resumed. They have not ceased. Now they threaten to topple Miller and ignite a potentially crippling nationwide coal strike next winter...
...consequences could be catastrophic. A worldwide average temperature drop of only 1° Celsius could shorten growing seasons in the temperate zones enough to threaten global food supplies. Increased heating requirements would further strain energy resources such as coal, natural...
...understood or participated in the American sense of moral purpose. Kissinger has consistently tended to separate that which is moral from that which is practical. He has worked hard for the best possible deal for our "practical values" -security, prosperity, status and power -to the point where these values threaten to become our national goals...
...below the surface, continue to move east, the damage will be held to a minimum. But shifting winds could still bring the oil ashore, fouling beaches and causing massive ecological damage. The spill has already driven hundreds of sea birds ashore, bedraggled and helpless. The oil could also threaten humpback whales, which migrate through the affected area, and imperil the already endangered gray seals that winter off Nantucket. But of greatest concern is the threat to the Massachusetts fishing industry, which employs some 30,000 men and has been slowly coming back after a long period of economic depression...