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...same old level." The standoff between the Administration and Congress points up the cruel dilemma that Viet Nam continues to pose for the U.S. Having invested so many lives and dollars in the conflict, the U.S. has a natural reluctance to cut back drastically on financial aid and thereby weaken the Thieu regime. Just maintaining the present spending level means an actual reduction because of inflation. Yet continuing or raising the assistance would seem to guarantee the new status quo-a bloody, inconclusive struggle among the Vietnamese that could go on indefinitely. No one in the Administration or in Congress...
...perfectly legitimate campaign intelligence operation" within the Nixon re-election committee. In January 1972, White House "Plumber" G. Gordon Liddy came up with an incredible scheme that he said would cost $1 million. According to Dean, it involved "black-bag operations, kidnaping, pro viding prostitutes to weaken the opposition, bugging, mugging teams...
...penetrate and subvert radical groups. Cable is a remarkably scrupulous spy. He is burdened by doubt and guilt because his wife, child and girl friend have been killed in his line of duty. It does not take too much exposure to Rice's strength and magnetism to weaken Cable's loyalty to his bosses. The process is accelerated by the love of an energetic female photographer who is also on the "mad moon man" tour...
...deliver 41 tape recordings of presidential conversations that the committee had requested on Feb. 25 for its impeachment inquiry. Without dissent from any of the 38 committee members, Rodino said that the evidence must be submitted this week or it would be subpoenaed. Such a legal step would weaken the President's frequent public claims that he is voluntarily cooperating with the committee...
...effect of law, is the only power that exists. It could be considered a carry-over from martial law. We no longer arrest people except in cases of flagrante delicto, caught right in the act of committing a crime. We have not openly admitted this because it would weaken our situation in areas where there is fighting. Where there is fighting, we arrest suspects without any evidence against them in accordance with the rules of national security...