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them to do, no jobs, still no housing," the Ambassador said somberly. |
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"Without aid from the West, delivered quickly, he's facing possible riots and insurrections, John," Kellner said. |
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"And if there is any kind of public outcry in this country and in the UN about this Neville business," Charlotte Conroy said wearily, "if the Russians insist on our taking the blame, I can see the Senate Foreign Relations Committee turning off the spigot to get even." |
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"You know, John, that it's been close to impossible to get Russian aid funded in Congress as it is," Kellner said, "in spite of the fact that providing aid now is a bargain, compared to the costs to us, to the world, of an all-out civil war in Russia. If that happens, it can, and will, spill over the borders. And if that happens, we will rearm, at tremendous cost, fiscally and politically. Just believe me that Anna Neville can start a chain of events that will damage American foreign policy throughout the world. We do not need a political fiasco in Canada." |
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Morgan regarded them quizzically. "You're saying that a plane crash a year ago in the Northwest Territories could cause the Canadians to break diplomatic relations with us? That this woman and her friends are so persuasive that the Canadians are going to make common cause with the Russians against us? Sorry. I can't believe that." |
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"Believe it, John," Kellner said. "The Russian nationalists have invited Mrs. Neville and her friends to come to Moscow to proclaim to the world what the dangerous Americans are doing to innocent Canadian citizens. These groups are pushing Cherny to call out the tanks every time anyone gathers in Red Square. Ambassador Abramov thinks the nationalists would use a Hudson Bay incident to show that the old capitalist-imperialists are still at work. You know the routine. And here is Mrs. Neville, complete with CCND lawyer, apparently ready to play her part." |
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"Where, exactly, is 'here'?" |
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