Word: tripping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ironies of the trip were lost on few visitors. Nearly two decades ago, in August 1968, Soviet tanks rolled into Prague to topple the reform government of Alexander Dubcek, who had launched a series of popular political and economic reforms that became known as "socialism with a human face." Now Gorbachev was in town talking about his reforms, which had more than a passing resemblance to the Czechoslovaks' own experiments...
Those who probably took the dimmest view of the trip were Czechoslovakia's Communist Party officials. Under their heavy hands, the Prague Spring of 1968 quickly gave way to sullen winter as the country became one of the most rigidly orthodox in the East bloc. Party Leader Gustav Husak, 74, installed by former Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev as Dubcek's replacement, has symbolized the backward-looking government's unimaginative face...
After Shamir's criticism, Peres threatened that any attempt to disrupt his trip would endanger the "existence of the present government." Then, while Peres was on his way home, the Prime Minister stepped up his attacks. An international peace conference would be "national suicide," he said. "The whole idea is crazy and illogical." Again Peres warned of a government breakup. Then, more calmly, he added, "I'm not looking for the end of the government but for the beginning of peace...
...right to forget." Despite the agonizing memories, Herzog hailed West Germany as "one of our closest friends." That was more than mere rhetoric. Today the Federal Republic is Israel's leading European trading partner and is the principal supplier of technology and tourists, after the U.S. Of his trip to Bonn, Herzog said, "Just as we can never forget the past, so we do not dare to ignore the future...
Although optimism might be too strong a word to use, a recent trip through the Middle East renewed my hope that another productive phase in the peace process might soon be possible. Since the founding of the state of Israel, almost 40 years ago, the nation's leaders have always expressed their willingness to negotiate directly with the leaders of any neighboring Arab state. But during the past few years there has been a series of frustrating disappointments, as the Egyptians, Jordanians and Palestinians attempted to orchestrate a reasonable plan to build upon the partial successes of the Camp David...