Word: turkeys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Truman's doctrine of aid for Greece and Turkey was not bellicose but bold. Kennedy directly confronted the Soviets in Cuba...
...Kelly's Angel," as the odd-looking plane was called by its pilots, was up to the task. Flying from bases in Turkey and Pakistan, U-2s crisscrossed the Soviet Union with impunity from 1956 to 1960. Though the Kremlin was aware of the spy flights, it issued no public protests; to do so would have amounted to an embarrassing admission that the Soviets could not protect their own airspace...
...night of the big victory. "Now Nancy and I are flying over to Vermont [to campaign for the March 4 primary], and we won't need an airplane." Ecstatic Reagan staffers were telling jokes at the expense of the fallen George Bush. Sample: "Question: Why does Bush carry a turkey under his arm? Answer: For spare parts...
...Somoza exregime in Nicaragua, the U.S. government either grants military aid, which is used for arms purchases, or extends a line of credit for 10 per cent of the purchase, and allows the remainder to be repaid as a long-term loan. Recent U.S. beneficiaries of such arrangements include Turkey, which has occupied Cyprus illegally since 1974 (using American arms), and North Yemen. In the wake of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, many have suggested we provide arms to Pakistan, which is currently building an atomic bomb financed by Colonel Qadaffi of Libya...
...cash-strapped countries of the developing world, which have been hardest hit by the remorseless rise in energy costs. Unlike the industrial nations, which have so far been able to cover much, if not all, of their oil import costs by boosting exports, Third World nations, for instance, Turkey, Peru and Zaire, have not even been able to come close. Of the $348 billion in Third World loans expected to be built up by the end of this year, $190 billion have been provided by commercial banks. The rest comes from government agencies and institutions like the International Monetary Fund...