Word: toning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...page statement, which was personally cleared by Reagan, was the first comprehensive statement of U.S. policy toward the Soviets since Shultz succeeded Haig almost a year ago. The warmer tone, however, did not stop Shultz from castigating the Soviets for their arms buildup and "unconstructive involvement" in unstable areas of the world. He came close to accusing the Soviets of testing new intercontinental ballistic missiles in violation of the unratified SALT II agreement, and excoriated them for human rights "infractions." In the past decade, he said, "the changes in Soviet behavior have been for the worse...
According to the two speeches, the major difference between the two movements is their relative familiarity with freedom. Fuentes' tone was one of a people bitterly resentful of rights consistently denied them and ready to battle for them. Walesa wrote of a country just beginning to shake off its feeling of resignation, and just starting to realize the importance of fighting for freedom. He conceded that "the introduction of martial law brutally demonstrated the limits of progress attainable in Poland today...
Shifts had indeed taken place in the U.S. negotiating position at Geneva. But on the whole, they were more a matter of tone and style, even though there were hints of future flexibility. In fact, the President's announcement* was largely aimed at maintaining support on Capitol Hill for the Administration's other nuclear weapons objectives, notably development of the MX missile. The latest START initiative, said a U.S. official, was designed to make "the most of the least possible change...
...Composer Paul Dessau was a hired hand on a chicken farm; Writer Walter Mehring became a warehouse foreman; Philosopher Heinrich Blucher shoveled chemicals in a factory. In the sassy spirit of Berlin cabarets of the 1920s, they devised impromptu dictionaries of slang, with emphasis on "dough" and "bread." Twelve-tone Composer Arnold Schoenberg dispensed to fellow exiles his one-note advice for social success: When in doubt, smile...
...Moscow, W. Averell Harriman, met for 80 minutes with Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov and quoted him as saying that "the Soviet Union is ready and interested in searching for joint initiatives, which would make the present situation easier." There was no way of knowing whether Andropov's conciliatory tone was prompted by Williamsburg, or whether it was even genuine. Some diplomatic sources were cynical about Andropov's arms, suggesting that he was merely firing another salvo in his "peace offensive" to undercut support for the missile deployments this fall...