Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...members have an edge over candidates in auditions every year. Wheadon said, because it is "necessary to have a base of singers who have been in the group before to work with...
...accepted the new U.S. proposals for an Israeli-Egyptian peace settlement, he declared, there would no longer be any peace treaty. "It would in fact turn into a treaty of war," he said. "And war needs no treaties; in war, cannons are needed." Arriving at Andrews Air Force Base 14 hours later, he remained just as stern as ever. Said Begin: "We cannot be pressed into signing a sham document...
...contradiction in terms. But the panel did produce a list of countries where the U.S. could profitably operate. Afghanistan. Iraq, a police state with severe tribal problems. Syria, a minority government beset by corruption. South Yemen, which Akins said "is not considered a country; it is considered a Soviet base. Two-thirds of the population have fled as refugees. They can all be used to go back into the country...
Sisco went a big step further, calling for a modest buildup in the U.S. military presence in the area. He advocated adding a few vessels to the small U.S. Middle East fleet, more frequent visits by that fleet to friendly countries, and strengthening of the U.S. naval base on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. The beefing up, he said, would serve "as a signal that we do view this area as an area of vital interest and would be a psychological bulwark to Saudi and Egyptian leadership...
...fundamental flaw underlying the Corporation's analysis is its failure to recognize that multinational corporate activity in South Africa provides the economic base and technology upon which the apartheid system depends. American firms in particular dominate the automobile, energy and computer industries, providing a substantial share of the military and police vehicles, refined petroleum, and data processing equipment essential to the efficient administration of apartheid. Furthermore, it has been estimated that American companies pay three times as much in taxes to the South African government as they do total wages to their African employees...