Word: discrediting
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...rushing into the fray before the Palestinians solidify a new order. He will sit back, talk up elections, offer commitments of aid and support if the Palestinians develop democratic institutions, and see how they do. In the short run, says the official, overt support for moderates would fatally discredit them in Palestinian eyes. In any case, the Administration believes that Arafat left Palestinians unprepared to make the concessions required to attain statehood, like restrictions of the number of returning refugees, limited control of Jerusalem and the loss of part of the West Bank. Bush's decision to play it cool...
...Herald does its part seven days a week to corrupt the public discourse and sink journalistic standards to a new low. So, for your reading pleasure—and to help discredit Boston’s most dastardly daily—I’ve compiled a list of the Herald’s Seven Sins. In no particular order...
...disparity between the opinions of the animate and inanimate is quite distinct and one worth illustrating, if for no other reason than to further discredit the merit of human polls...
...conventional wisdom in the intelligence community. Furthermore, there is intense anger over the White House's revealing the identity of Plame, who may have been active in a sting operation involving the trafficking of WMD components. Plame was outed in a White House attempt to discredit the finding of her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, that there was no evidence that Iraq tried to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. "Only a very high-ranking official could have had access to the knowledge that Plame was on the payroll" of the CIA, an intelligence source told...
...radical conservatives to keep power--the "vast right-wing conspiracy," a formulation he clearly supports but is careful not to use. For years Clinton has professed that fighting against impeachment was one of the triumphs of his Administration. He seems to have a dual purpose now: not just to discredit Starr but also to make the war against the ultraconservatives a significant part of his presidential legacy. He wants to be remembered for the Starr investigation. And so one of the more remarkable moments in our interview was when Clinton brought up his affair with Monica Lewinsky without our having...