Word: thwarted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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HUDDLED TOGETHER in a clear plastic cubicle, "The Dome of Silence", at CONTROL Headquarters, the Chief, Agent 86, and 99 plot strategy to thwart the latest move by the evil forces of CHAOS...
There have been some successful anti-or counter-terrorist strategies: the Israelis, for example, have earned a reputation as particularly skilled in this arena. But the fact remains that terrorism is extremely difficult to thwart once in progress. Intelligence, resourcefulness and will are little defense against the steady ticking of a detonator...
...voters' reaction to the looming deficit dilemma identifies a national ambivalence threatening to thwart any effort to cure society's ills. The public is not shielding itself from reality; polling information reveals that the electorate is well aware of the deficit's adverse affects on inflation, unemployment and interest rates. Consistently, surveys indicate that the public considers the deficit the nation's most pressing crisis. Yet further polling information suggests that the people are not willing to accept tax hikes, a reduction of loopholes or decreased social services in order to whittle away the $180 billion figure. The electorate...
...stepped up its attack on organized crime. According to FBI Director William Webster, narcotics investigations alone produced 700 convictions in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 1983. Justice Department investigations have produced such minor victories as the 1980 conviction of Joseph Bonanno for trying to thwart a grand jury investigation, the 1980 conviction of Crime Family Boss Frank Tieri for racketeering, and the 1981 conviction of New Orleans Crime Chief Carlos Marcello for conspiracy in a bribery and kickback scheme...
...members attacked divesting as a way of bringing about black majority rule in the country, arguing that polling American investments out of South Africa would not thwart apartheid because the money would just be shifted to other oppressive businesses elsewhere...