Word: warred
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days later, Ottawa accused two more Soviet diplomats of participating in spying. With espionage activities alleged against a total of 19 suspects, some of whom left Canada ten years ago, last week's disclosures added up to Canada's most important spy episode since World War...
Washington-based Atlas Video, a typical newcomer to the field, has just released the second in a series of historical cassettes on the Civil War. Narrated by Edwin Newman and illustrated with archival drawings and paintings, the half-hour history lessons appeal to the "same kind of people who collect National Geographic magazines and put them on their bookshelves," says Atlas' founder and president, Peter Edwards. Another small but imaginative firm, Rhino Video, has done well with compilations of old TV clips, sensational movie trailers and oddball cartoons like Bambi Meets Godzilla. Notes Rhino President Richard Foos: "There...
...putting his cronies back in their old jobs. If the need for U.S. funds becomes desperate, he may make some tentative moves toward democratic rule. The more likely prospect is grimmer: an extended military dictatorship, perhaps marked by the return of Duvalierist forces or even an outbreak of civil war. As for the Haitian people, they continue to do what they do best: wait and suffer
Europeans fret that Japan's ascendance could diminish their own global stature. Pacific Rim nations recall Japan's World War II aggression and occupation of their countries and half suspect that, beneath a patina of civility, the Japanese have not fundamentally changed. The U.S., the world's No. 1 debtor nation, voices a mixture of concern and admiration. "No country is more important to our economic future than Japan," says Democratic Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey. "You want Japan to assume more foreign policy responsibility in the world, but in partnership with...
...part of a consensus-building process called nemawashi, whereby all sides of an issue are aired. Only then can agreement be reached on the proper course of action. Once the Japanese make up their minds, though, they can move very fast. The country's astonishing growth since World War II resulted from a national resolve to rebuild the ravaged economy...