The Cyrus chapters are similar in style and theme to the Cyrus cylinder, and it is possible that Deutero-Isaiah was influenced by the propaganda of Cyrus and his supporters, who claimed that the god Marduk had chosen Cyrus to liberate Babylon.

His opponents claimed that he was a " tired dictator " whose departure was inevitable, whereas his supporters believed that he was winning a battle with dissidents.

During all this time, Ribbentrop feuded with various other Nazi leaders ; at one point in August 1939 an armed clash took place between supporters of Ribbentrop and those of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels over the control of a radio station in Berlin that was meant to broadcast German propaganda abroad ( Goebbels claimed exclusive control of all propaganda both at home and abroad whereas Ribbentrop asserted a claim to monopolize all German propaganda abroad ).

John wanted John de Gray, the Bishop of Norwich and one of his own supporters, to be appointed Archbishop of Canterbury after the death of Walter, but the cathedral chapter for Canterbury Cathedral claimed the exclusive right to elect Walter's successor.

In a 2008 survey, 57. 9 % of Spanish citizens were indifferent, 16. 2 % favored a Republic, 15. 7 % were monarchists, and 7 % claimed to be Juancarlistas ( supporters of continued monarchy under King Juan Carlos I, without a common position for the fate of the monarchy after his death ).

Their supporters claimed that Muslims who participated in the violence received very light sentences and that none were sentenced to death, and that the government used a double standard.

His family were farmers ( though not poor tenant farmers, as some of his supporters later claimed ).

Edmund was finally involved in a conspiracy in 1330, allegedly to restore Edward II, whom he claimed was still alive: Isabella and Mortimer broke up the conspiracy, arresting Edmund and other supporters – including Simon Mepeham, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Motivations claimed by supporters of drug prohibition laws across various societies and eras have included religious observance, allegations of violence by racial minorities, and public health concerns.

Although Nasser claimed no intention to covet Lebanon, seeing it as a " special case ," he backed his supporters in the country through sending money, light arms, and training officers in order to prevent Chamoun from gaining a second term as president.

His supporters claimed the move was meant to gain time to prepare for another confrontation with Israel.

More specifically, some in Britain — especially supporters of the punk movement — regarded Genesis in particular, but also the genre more generally, as overtly middle class ( paying particular attention to Gabriel, Banks and Rutherford's private education ), and claimed that rock music was being taken away from the working class, whom they regarded as its core audience.

There were also objections from supporters of Berlioz, some of whom claimed that Berlioz was an anti-establishment figure and would have no interest in such a ceremony, and that he was happy to be buried next to his two wives in the location he has been in for almost 150 years.

Diệm and his supporters blamed the Việt Cộng for the deaths and claimed the protesters were responsible for the violence.

While the Republicans boldly claimed the election, Tilden mystified and disappointed his supporters by not fighting for the prize or giving any leadership to his advocates.

In a speech in front of his supporters following the election, BQ leader Gilles Duceppe claimed to have achieved his objectives, adding: " without the Bloc Québécois tonight, Mr. Harper would have formed a majority government ".

Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers ( Royalists ), who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings.

Although supporters point to the anecdotal evidence of thousands of positive testimonials as a reason to use it for personality evaluation, most empirical studies fail to show the validity claimed by its supporters.

Michel van der Neut, chairman of Excelsior's supporters club, claimed: " Excelsior sold her soul with the extended partnership.

Khánh claimed the instability was due to troublemaking by members and supporters of the Catholic-aligned Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam.

His supporters have sometimes claimed he had female lovers, but this has never been confirmed.

Other Custer supporters have claimed that splitting the forces was a standard tactic, so as to demoralize the enemy with the appearance of the cavalry in different places all at once, especially when a contingent threatened the line of retreat.

The controversy that led to the study involved a Lenape settlement, Bethel Indian Town, which protesters contended existed on the site, whereas supporters of the move of the high school claimed that Bethel Indian Town was a half-mile away.

In 1979, a planned invasion of Seychelles by supporters of Mancham with the assistance of American diplomatic staff in Kenya and Seychelles was discovered before it could be carried out.

The campaign attracted supporters who opposed the Government ’ s civil defence plans as outlined in an official booklet, Protect and Survive.

Likewise, a Prime Minister is no longer just " first amongst equals " in HM Government ; although theoretically his Cabinet might still outvote him, in practice he progressively entrenches his position by retaining only personal supporters in the Cabinet.

In 21 January 2011, Albanian police clashed with opposition supporters in front of the Government building as cars were set on fire, three persons killed, and 150 wounded.

The Allende Government was also able to draw upon the idealism of its supporters, with teams of " Allendistas " travelling into the countryside and shanty towns to perform volunteer work.

Government supporters also helped to mobilize trucks and buses but violence served as a deterrent to full mobilization, even with police protection for the strike breakers.

To add to this, many Labor supporters and ministers felt ( wrongly ) that Hughes was manipulated in Britain by the British Government and that he pushed for conscription because of the " flattery " of the Empire.

Rockingham believed that Bute and his supporters wanted to take " the whole Administration & Government of this country into their hands " and wanted Newcastle to resign now before he would be inevitably disposed of.

Associated with the aristocratic Whig party of Lord Rockingham, Portland served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household in Rockingham's first Government ( 1765 – 1766 ) and then as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Rockingham's second ministry ( April – August 1782 ); he resigned from Lord Shelburne's ministry along with other supporters of Charles James Fox following Rockingham's death.

This defeat led to Chiang's immediate resignation on Aug. 6th as head of the Nanking Government, prompting him to move to Shanghai, where his loyal supporters followed.

The article was controversial as Spring had taken decisions in office which went against the broader business interests of the Independent's owner Anthony O ' Reilly who was accused by Labour supporters of having attempted to use his paper's political influence to intimidate the Government into favouring companies linked to O ' Reilly.

His two latest works were the Survey of the Astronomy of the Ancients, in which, without professing any knowledge of Oriental languages, he applied a sceptical analysis to the ambitious Egyptology of Bunsen ; and the Dialogue on the Best Form of Government, in which, under the name of Crito, the author points out to the supporters of the various systems that there is no one abstract government which is the best possible for all times and places.

MacDonald and a few supporters agreed to form a National Government with the Liberals and the Conservatives.

Departing for the 1971 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Singapore, he relayed orders to loyal Langi officers that Amin and his supporters in the army were to be arrested.

After The Frontier was merged into the Democratic Party, Lau's earlier strident stance on the Beijing Government and opposition to pro-Beijing supporters is seen to have mellowed and, by some, even to have been compromised.

The party ran on the platform of forming a wartime coalition National Unity government and Manion proposed to have Liberal and Labour supporters of the coalition concept run as " National Government " candidates nominated through open riding conventions in which members of any party would be allowed to vote.

The National Labour Organisation, also known as the National Labour Committee, was a British political group formed after the 1931 creation of the National Government to co-ordinate the efforts of the supporters of the government who had come from the Labour Party.

An editorial in the first edition written by Allen emphasised that the News-Letter was " intended to be a means of contact between Labour supporters of the National Government " but also " begs the attention of public opinion.

Immediately after the election, the News-Letter argued that Labour supporters of the National Government were hidden " thanks to the trade union ' terror '", and that the party ought to appeal for the votes of all socialists and trade unionists who were opposed to being herded into the political wilderness.

After 72 hours, the Government restored order and reclaimed tanks and armored personnel carriers seized by DP supporters.

* April 21: Recall supporters filed about 18, 872 signatures with Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board.

Furthermore, his Government was beset with opposition from the Fanmi Lavalas political party ( and with them, a large amount of the Haitian populace ); an ongoing flight of foreign capital and human resources ( especially by the country's economic elite, which, through the Group of 184, had steadfastly supported the coup against Aristide and had contributed a significant amount of personnel to the subsequent government ); and violence by and between gangs, rebels, and militants ( especially in Port-au-Prince and its metropolitan area ), many of whom are either former members of the Haitian Armed Forces ( disbanded by Aristide ) or street gang supporters of the Aristide government " Chimere ".

The scheme was greatly divisive amongst supporters and local authorities, but was rejected in late November 2009 following a decision by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Some supporters of the Government in Exile eventually returned to Poland, such as Prime Minister Hugon Hanke in 1955 and his predecessor Stanisław Mackiewicz in 1956.

Meyer's supporters continue to claim that he was assassinated by ' Big Oil ', Arab death squads, Belgian assassins, or the US Government in order to suppress his inventions.