Word: warns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...crackdown marked an ominous turning point for Gorbachev's commitment to liberalize his troubled nation. Has he chosen to sacrifice his promises of change to demands for order? He appeared to have decided that Soviet unity was worth any cost. The bloodletting in Vilnius was plainly intended to warn other restive republics to draw back from demands for sovereignty -- before the troops arrive there too. Some in the West were beginning to divine a different message: a betrayal of their investment in Gorbachev's leadership. Even his well-wishers fear Gorbachev has embarked on an accelerating downward spiral...
After just three days of combat, the American public had experienced the emotional "ups and downs" that President Bush was quick to warn about. The public mood swung from elation over the overwhelming success of the opening air and missile assault to anxiety after Thursday night's Iraqi missile attack on Israel. It was just beginning to oscillate back toward relief that the Jewish state did not immediately retaliate when a second missile attack hit Saturday morning...
Bush and Congress must do more to cement the relationship and give Israel the support the country deserves. To support Israel's security, Bush must warn itchytrigger-fingered Arab leaders that any attack on Israel will be considered an attack on American vital interests and will evoke a military response. Further, the U.S. command must immediately coordinate efforts with the Israeli Defense Forces, to give Israel the capability to attack Iraq...
...will attempt to veto its plans. And Washington refuses to provide greater access to U.S. electronic-surveillance intelligence, concerned that the information might encourage the Israelis to strike Iraq. Although Shamir and Bush talked twice by phone last week, Shamir says "more coordination" is necessary. Other Israeli officials privately warn of a potential disaster once the region's radar screens fill up with blips heading for Iraq...
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri counters that only 5% are non-Jews. Angry immigrants warn that any slowdown in approving visas could cost lives. "Jews must get out quickly," says Emi Spielman, who arrived from Chernovtsy two weeks ago. The 60-year-old cobbler is still recovering from a skin graft he needed after an anti-Semitic gang burst into his house in the Soviet Union last April, pinned him down and burned his stomach with a hot iron...