Word: equipment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...another part of the Middle East chessboard, the Administration was forging ahead with its $220 million plan to equip two Jordanian army brigades as a "mobile strike force," despite Israeli and congressional complaints. Indeed, last week it was disclosed that U.S. Special Forces have been secretly training the strike force since 1981. One motive for the military largesse is to lure Jordan into the Middle East peace process...
...coast of Lebanon, was no longer needed there. Although Washington described the maneuver as routine, its timing seemed to belie the official explanation. It was also revealed last week that the White House wanted to revive a plan, first floated by Henry Kissinger in 1975, to train and equip up to two Jordanian army divisions to serve as a special strike force in the gulf region. Under the proposal, the divisions would receive C-130 transport planes, armored personnel carriers and Driver-crossing equipment. The project, vigorously opposed by Jerusalem, was still being discussed with Congress when Israelis leaked word...
...second ten days of June were up 73% over the same period a year ago. But the automakers also got some potentially bad news last week. The Supreme Court ordered the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to reconsider its decision to free automakers from a requirement that they equip future cars with automatic seat belts or airbags. The safety devices could cost the automakers up to $1,100 per car, which would be added to the sticker price...
...modules will aim to equip students for the interim until they reach the higher management positions. Students estimate that the half course will evolve into the module within the next three years...
Apartheid cannot survive without investment from the West. As most of the international community cuts its ties with South Africa. Pretoria is becoming increasingly desperate for foreign capital and technology. A few multinational corporations equip South Africa with the technology necessary for both a streamlined economy and an efficient police state. American corporations bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange, sustaining South Africa's delicate balance of payments, and allowing the regime to buy still more weapons and manufactured goods from abroad...