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While there was no disagreement at the meeting about the idea of sending Haig abroad, there were differences of opinion over the tone that the U.S. should adopt during the mission. U.N. Ambassador Kirkpatrick, a guest at the session, argued strongly that the U.S. should respect the sensitivities of the nationalistic Argentines. Her repeated point: the U.S. must not allow the Falklands issue to undermine the American interest in building a common anti-Communist front among Latin Americans...
...sure that the Argentines would never withdraw their invasion force from the Falklands unless they were convinced that Britain was deadly serious about military retaliation. Accordingly, the government deliberately harshened its rhetoric, while using every other means at its disposal to bring diplomatic pressure on Argentina. Pym set the tone. "Britain does not appease dictators,' he told a solemn House of Commons. Pale and grave, Thatcher answered further opposition cries for her resignation with the tart retort: "No. Now is the time for strength and resolution...
...encounter. However, Harvard dispelled all notions of fatigue by overwhelming Boston College in another emphatic victory. “The energy was fantastic,” Rueb said. “Everybody got a chance to play today, and everyone made a contribution.” Harvard set the tone with a pair of resounding victories in the doubles, clinching the point. Junior Sasha Ermakov and freshman Aba Omodele-Lucien led the way with an 8-3 victory over Eagles counterparts Garber and Wagner at No. 2, while senior Ashwin Kumar and sophomore Michael Hayes’ irresistible combination...
...ECAC) kept its cool and turned the Bobcats’ (17-9-4, 9-5-4 ECAC) frustration into key scoring chances.Harvard benefited from six power-play opportunities, including three in the first period, and although it could only convert on one, it set the tone early for a dominant performance. The crucial penalty came at 10:50 in the first period, when Quinnipiac’s Dan Travis drew a five-minute major for a hit from behind and was ejected for game misconduct.The offense pressured Bobcat goalie Bud Fisher relentlessly, but it seemed at first as though...
...President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 struck a conciliatory tone yesterday...