Word: withdrawals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...inevitable that opponents of contra aid would argue that further support for the rebels would give the Sandinistas an easy excuse to withdraw from the peace process and to continue suppression of all internal political opposition...
...face negotiations. But the coincidental arrest in Nicaragua of five opposition leaders and hints that tough measures might follow approval of new contra aid strengthened suspicions about Ortega's motives. "All the Sandinistas care about now is stopping that aid," says an opposition leader in Nicaragua. "They will withdraw their concessions as soon as they have achieved this...
...Managua, he warned that if contra aid was approved, the Nicaraguan government would gain a "free hand to take necessary measures to defend the sovereignty, self-determination and independence of our country." The implication was that even a single additional cent of aid would provoke the Sandinistas to withdraw some, if not all, of their concessions. The hard truth is that Nicaragua's economy cannot withstand much more battering by the contras. Fuel shortages, coupled with contra attacks on installations, have forced the government to implement daily blackouts of up to ten hours...
...peace" solution posed by Moses is seriously flawed. Israel cannot withdraw from the entire West Bank, as the area constitutes 75 percent of the country's width. Without it, Israel would be less than six miles wide in some areas, an obvious threat to national security. The move to have Jerusalem be a buffer zone is also questionable. Should the Holy City be used as a peace-keeping, U.N.-controlled territory? The United Nations already regards Jerusalem as an international city, and the U.S. Embassy is located in Tel Aviv. Moses's plan seems to rid Israel of internal strife...
...with Nunn over two bars of music the director had inserted in order to help the skaters negotiate a dangerous maneuver. Insisted Nunn: "You either have those bars, Andrew, or you'll have a few roller-skating deaths." "O.K.," Lloyd Webber shot back, "either we have deaths or I withdraw the score!" The composer prevailed (and the skaters survived...