Word: general
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when great changes were taking place in socialist societies, primarily in the Soviet Union. In the leadership there was a majority, influenced by Honecker, Mittag and others, that opposed these international changes. You can imagine that as a man less than 50 at that time, faced with a General Secretary over 70, my views were not always accepted...
...easy decision for me because I was not General Secretary at the time. For me it was a question of conscience and a deep personal conviction that in the civilized world, conflicts can be resolved only by political means...
...interest in reunification, charting a course on the issue requires any West German leader to navigate not with a telescope but with a kaleidoscope. One of Kohl's primary targets was West German voters, and he no doubt hoped to revive his dismal political fortunes. He faces a general election in December 1990, and at the moment his Christian Democratic Party's chances are rated as questionable. Since the tumultuous events leading up to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall began last August, Kohl has been attacked relentlessly for a flat-footed response to a historic moment. When he appeared...
Palestinian guerrillas armed with automatic weapons offered a grim demonstration of that philosophy last month when they ambushed an Israeli patrol in the Gaza Strip and killed two soldiers. But stepped-up Palestinian violence will only beget more violence from Israel. Warned Brigadier General Zvi Poleg, who commands Israeli forces in Gaza: "The rules of the game change when lethal weapons are used against soldiers...
Even before the referendum, the army began a campaign of self- rehabilitation. It announced that some reforms were being considered, including, at last, alternative service for conscientious objectors and an end to reserve service at 42. After the voting, General Heinz Hasler, who will take command of the military on Jan. 1, averred that the army had much to do: "Everything must be done to restore the people's conviction that military defense is needed" -- a clear acknowledgment that even the leadership of a citizens' army cannot long ignore great changes in the citizenry...