Why Now Why Israel’s Heightened Golan Move Provokes U.S. Tensions
A columnist questions Israel’s motives in seizing the Golan Heights, arguing Washington will likely not take drastic action. The piece notes Israel’s leverage, Arab oil, and sympathy in the U.S., while deeming the peace process fragile and possibly shattered.
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Poland and the Poles under Soviet domination and socialism
The text argues that Poland endures agony under communism, with Soviet influence dictating outcomes and ballots unable to remove iron rulers. It warns that freedom fades in communist states, criticizes socialism’s promises, and notes France and Greece reconsidering their socialist paths as more Polands may follow.
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Poland
Soviet Union
France
Greece
Buckley on Poland and Solidarity in a tense Europe
Buckley laments Polish dissidents facing Soviet backed oppression as Solidarity swells beyond police and army reach. He questions whether god or the Soviet Union can end the oppression, notes Schmidt’s East German visit under controlled reception, and contrasts western reactions with the Poland crisis as a measure of freedom.
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Helmut Schmidt
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Sarajevo
Danzig
Gdansk
West sees strength in rights and wealth amid Soviet pressure
In commentary on Poland and Solidarity, Haig signals optimism about reforms while Kissinger warns Solidarity may become a communist-run union. The piece contends the West’s organic weakness shines when unchecked by decisive UN and media actions, highlighting human rights as power and questions U.N. filibuster and VOA/BBC influence.
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Solidarity
Kissinger
United Nations
Voice of America
BBC
Rusher Defends Social Security Against GOP Plot
William L. Rusher argues that Social Security is a cornerstone of the New Deal, condemning Democratic calls to raise elderly taxes as a political ploy. He labels Claude Pepper and the Democratic National Committee as distorters and praises Reagan for seeking to rescue the program.
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D.fla
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Miami
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Social Security
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
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Can Inflation Be Kept Down Ray Cromley
Washington based column reports on a consensus among economists, government and private, that there is no clear path to lowering inflation or stabilizing rates. It notes contradictions in Reagan era plans, potential tax increases, and skepticism about effective cures, with emphasis on tough money policy and recession. It questions Western responses to Soviet influence and Poland, warning of possible long term consequences.
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Reagan
Ed Kennedy
American Enterprise Institute
Leland Yeager
University of Virginia
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Campaign Denies Mozambique Massacre Contested by Allen
Secret cables and Vatican contacts indicate a massacre at Wiriyama Mozambique in December 1972, with U.S. diplomats and Catholic missionaries reporting unburied bodies and air attacks by Portuguese troops supported by local colonial forces. Allen helped shield Lisbon’s regime while pressuring other officials to deny the killings.
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Richard Allen
Reagan
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Philip Crane
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Washington Post
Lucette Lagnado
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William Rogers
Wiriyamu
Lourenco Marques
Tate
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