Word: used
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Jaramillo enlisted in the Army because he "wanted some action." He has had plenty. He was awarded a Purple Heart and has been recommended for a Bronze Star for his leadership and courage during a mortar attack on his unit. He shrugs off the recognition: "I couldn't use no medals. Now if it were beer or money, O.K. But what's a medal gonna give...
Burger also questioned the practice of barring from court evidence obtained in violation of a law or a constitutional right (such as that gained by illegal wiretap). And he accused defense lawyers of "clogging the system by an excess of zeal" when they use every available legal means to clear their client...
Unlike a revolutionary assault from the outside, Luttwak notes, a coup is an inside job, done by a government's own members. It involves minimal manpower and bloodshed. As in judo, the secret is to use leverage and make a state overthrow itself. Bureaucracy facilitates this by severing the loyalties that once personally bound rulers and their servants. A modern bureaucrat follows impersonal orders; if his immediate boss is subverted, the bureaucrat tends to obey orders blindly, even orders designed to topple his own government...
...major sporting events, both pick-purses and Yardmen are well represented. "The greatest danger for the thieves," says the inspector, "is that they are complete creatures of habit. The raincoats are a giveaway. They use them to cover a mark's pocket while they work inside." Arno keeps up with industry trends around the world. Some random observations...
...other hand, the protectionist system forces the U.S. to use up its reserves at a time when much cheaper oil is readily available abroad. Senator Hart has, perhaps extravagantly, accused the oil companies of "playing Russian roulette with national security" by supporting import restriction while drawing down the domestic supply. Ted Kennedy scoffs that the industry maintains that "our reserves will be conserved if we consume them first." In view of such attacks, Congress is likely next year to increase the import quotas...