Word: threats
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...adds up to is that both in rhetoric and in reality, Gorbachev has done what Western leaders have been demanding for 21 years: repealed the "Brezhnev Doctrine," under which the Soviets claimed the right to provide "military aid to a fraternal country" (translation: invade it) whenever there was "a threat to the common interests of the camp of socialism" (translation: a threat to Soviet dominance...
...fight, it will be impossible at some point to avoid reconsidering the roles of the two military alliances. One of Worner's predecessors, Britain's Lord Ismay, said the goal of NATO was "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down." As the Soviet threat recedes, NATO could serve to keep the West Germans, if not down, at least tethered to the West. The organization's purpose would become more political: preventing the Continent from reverting to the spasmodic shifts in national alliances that sparked centuries of wars. The twelve-nation European Community is likewise poised...
Look for the Bruins to try and establish a running game behind junior running back Nick Badalato (383 yards this year), but their main threat will be Clark, who has passed for 874 yards and rushed for 124 more. However, Clark played only in the first quarter last week, with junior Rich Willis seeing the majority of playing time at QB. Junior Mike Lenkaitis also played briefly, catching a touchdown pass from Clark on a flea-flicker...
...team of DeLone and Cooper, seeded sixth in the doubles bracket, is also considered a good threat to take the tourney crown. The two posted a 7-4 record this fall...
DeLone, seeded 11th, is considered Harvard's only real threat in the singles bracket after accumulating a 3-5 record at first singles this fall for the Crimson. Included among deLone's five losses this fall was a tough three-set match against the tournament's number-two seed...