Word: talk
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more than was adequate. We've slept nights." Later, however, she mentioned that for the first 16 hours of her captivity, she had been forced to sit in a chair with her hands tied to the armrests. It was also revealed that the hostages were not permitted to talk with one another or read newspapers. Said Maples: "We didn't know what was going...
...Your insistence on the legalistic aspects of the embassy siege is specious. The Revolutionary Council did not do it. You deserve the credit for unleashing this rebellion. Don't talk to me about whether the siege is right or wrong. Talk to the very people you have provoked into this hysteria. You think you can get away with murder by hiding behind the law. The Islamic canon recognizes the right of an oppressed people, faced by a government that cites the law in order to betray justice, to rebellion. The Iranian people's occupation of the U.S. embassy...
...Government is a legitimate function," Reagan adds. "When I talk about regulations, I always use the words 'unnecessary regulations.' I don't want medicines that could destroy our health instead of helping us. But then Government goes beyond that protection thing, and they start trying to protect us from ourselves...
...White Earth reservation in northwestern Minnesota are increasingly apprehensive about their Indian neighbors. Says Jane Reish, co-owner of the Jolly Fisherman Resort: "We're not just a little bit nervous, we're scared to death. We seem to be caught in a time warp. All this talk about the Treaty of 1867. This...
...source told the spy catchers that Maclean had said he was a "Comintern agent" as early as 1937 and that Blunt was one of his contacts. But the investigators could find no concrete evidence of treason, and finally decided that only an offer of immunity could induce Blunt to talk. The offer was made, Thatcher said. Blunt confessed and "subsequently provided useful information about Russian intelligence activities." The Queen's private secretary was informed that Blunt had been a Soviet spy, but Blunt was neither exposed nor required to resign as curator. Thatcher's explanation: the position...