Word: turmoils
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Loose translation: "See? I was right." Like other NAFTA critics, Perot sees Mexico's turmoil as proof at last of the trade pact's perils. And he sees more proof in the offing: after the peso's plunge, with Mexican labor even cheaper, American jobs will head south en masse. The poorly concealed glee of NAFTA's foes gives the Clinton Administration yet another thing to get defensive about. If NAFTA was a blunder, then doubts arise about the centerpiece of Clintonomics: free trade, as in NAFTA, GATT and plans for Pacific Rim and Pan-American trade zones...
John Paul was personally affected by the turmoil of 1994. He could not make planned visits to Beirut and Sarajevo because enmities on the ground were too volatile. Rwanda dealt him particular grief: an estimated 85% of Rwandans are Christians, and more than 60% of those Roman Catholics. Some priests were accessories to massacre. The new faith was unable to overcome tribal conflict...
...freelance photographer. Scenes of carnage dotted the city after the first daylight air raid in the civil war -- a sign that Russia is now pushing to end what has become a quagmire. But a speedy end to the fighting would come despite fierce Chechen resistance, overwhelming domestic opposition and turmoil in the Russian military command. Several Russian generals have disobeyed orders or sharply criticized Defense Minister Pavel Grachev's military strategy. (One field commander refused to advance on Grozny or fire on civilians.) Today, according to a Tass report denied by the government, Grachev dismissed three top generals, accepted...
...Early Turmoil...
...Roddenberry got a second chance on TV, when Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted in 1987. The show, set 80 years after the original, introduced a new Enterprise crew and had a much bigger budget. But still there was turmoil: Roddenberry's insistence on rewriting scripts alienated many of the writers. Things settled down when Rick Berman, Roddenberry's second-in- command, and co-executive producer Michael Piller took control. The show soon hit its stride, with an accomplished cast, better special effects and some of the most imaginative sci-fi writing ever for TV. The series was ended last...