Hidden White House transcripts raise access questions
Henry Kissinger and Al Haig used dead-key lines to monitor calls, creating verbatim transcripts kept in the State Department. Questions arise about removal from NSC files, authority, ownership, and subpoenas while the public may gain access via the freedom of information act.
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Kissinger secrecy on Angola questioned by time
Norman Cousins argues that the United States secretly aided one Angolan faction before the Soviet entry, a move Kissinger defended publicly later. The column contends open policy honors constitutional duties and history, while covert actions undermine trust, Congress, and international standing, urging adherence to transparent diplomacy.
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Peculiar Use of Articles With Plural Fractions
Theodore M. Bernstein discusses when the article a is used with plural phrases like 2,000 prisoners and 460 million persons. He notes Jespersen’s allowance of similar incongruous constructions and explains that idiomatic usage treats the phrase as a single unit or a widely accepted expression.
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