In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.
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Someone either waved or threw hand grenades at (a guard). He refused to open the gate. When the hand grenades came, of course, he ran away to save himself. The blast went off, knocked him down, and he survived.Thomas Pickering
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There is no plan, and there is no proposal, and there is no idea of committing American forces in Colombia to do anything but ... providing training.
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We know foreign governments want our technology. We know they will go to all lengths to get it, ... It is incumbent upon us to have the best security practices, constantly to review them, learn the lessons from the past and make sure that it doesn't happen again.
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