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...Second World War, however, came a new cause: saving of the West from the Communist barbarians, the Slavic hordes. What would be curious anywhere but in France, militarists had been among the most vociferous appeasers prior to the War, precisely because they feared a German defeat would unleash the Communist revolution all over Europe. And the Army conceives of its fight in Indo-China and Algeria, the subject of The Centurions, as a continuation of the struggle against Marxist in humanism begun passively in the late...
Rockefeiler acknowledged the usefulness of the European Common Market. Latin American Free Trade Association, and the Geneva Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, but insisted that they should not "unleash the creative possibilities of free enterprise...
...agreement is reached between France and the F.L.N., it could well unleash a burst of violence by Salan and his S.A.O. Running gun fights in the streets obviously cannot overthrow De Gaulle; what Salan is believed to be counting on is bringing the Europeans out in a mass demonstration that will pose for the French army in Algeria the grim dilemma of either shooting down Frenchmen or tacitly joining with Salan. As a warning against a ceasefire, the S.A.O. last week plastered posters throughout Algiers. As if parodying De Gaulle's own grand style, the posters were headed...
...simultaneous barrage of some 200 nuclear explosions with its 280-mm. gun, 8-in. howitzers, and such missiles as the Honest John, the 75-mile Corporal, the 200-mile Redstone and the 25-mile Lacrosse. In addition, NATO's tactical air forces, built around U.S. fighter-bombers, could unleash an overwhelming nuclear bombardment. Fighting with the atom, NATO has calculated that it could stop the Russians, even if they threw 40 divisions into the attack and supported them with their own tactical and strategic weapons...
When Mike Hornblow and a coalition of dissatisfied students started their push for limiting the political activities of the Student Council President, few thought their efforts would lead to a general reorganization struggle. But the Phillips controversy served to unleash years of resentment and anti-Council feeling, and within a few weeks, the Council was on trail for its life...