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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...carefully worded to reduce its severity as much as possible. The six weeks period of grace inserted into the resolution came at the request of the Soviet Union, and a direct reference to "use of force" was removed from a draft version by the United States to prevent a Chinese veto...

Author: By Thomas Gewecke, | Title: Let the Sanctions Kick In | 12/4/1990 | See Source »

...answer to this problem would naturally be to make every effort to educate and aid these people to prevent their deaths in senseless conflicts. The ivory tower guilt complex is most productively alleviated by doing something positive and pacifistic, not by dying sacrificially in a war one thinks is wrong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pacifism, Not Draft, is the Answer | 12/1/1990 | See Source »

...Catholic Church is responsible for misinformation and ignorance concerning AIDS. I appreciate that these protesters tonight have taken the first step to real actions. I call on each of them...to alleviate the suffering of AIDS and prevent the further spread of AIDS," Watson said...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: Catholic Students Protest Tactics of Gay Activists | 11/30/1990 | See Source »

Although Huntington says many government agencies often also have political agendas, numerous restrictions on those grants tend to prevent significant shifts in interest over short periods of time...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: The High-Stakes World of Foundation Dollars | 11/30/1990 | See Source »

Would such a strategy be appeasement? Since Hussein would be withdrawing from Kuwait and American armies advancing, it could hardly be counted as a huge victory for Iraq. But more importantly, in any negotiated scenario, a permanent U.N. military presence in the Middle East would be necessary to prevent future Iraqi agression. Such a strategy would rely on military doctrines of deterrence--not goodwill--to keep peace in the Middle East...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Consider the Alternatives: A War in the Gulf Isn't Necessary | 11/27/1990 | See Source »

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