Word: witnessers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Witness #1: Abul Haj, arms dealer and rug merchant
THE Stealth bomber, recently unveiled to the public, has long been popular in the American mind--witness commercials comparing Japanese cars to the sleek plane. This has created a difficult dilemma for President-elect George Bush. Because of its ability to avoid Soviet radar detection in flight, the Stealth is...
Anderson, who was once a sheriff in a county like this one, is much more the compassionate pragmatist. He wants a quiet investigation, conducted through sidelong glances, little toe-scuffing chats with the locals and the free play of his instincts. He can kick into angry overdrive with a grin...
IN 1969, anti-war radical Abbie Hoffman was being prosecuted for conspiracy as part of the infamous Chicago Seven trial. After taking the witness stand to testify in his own defense, he was asked about his employment. Hoffman listed a variety of jobs, including stints as a campaign operative for...
Perhaps Mitchell's greatest claim to public fame was his performance last year during the Iran-Contra hearings. In a quiet but nationally televised confrontation with Lt. Col. Oliver North, who had testified with great patrioticfervor, Mitchell looked at the witness and spokeinto the microphone: