Word: athwart
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...says Shah, authorities have been "passive," favoring only "defensive measures" such as checkpoints - the layers of concrete blocks and razor wire at the entrance of each of Pakistan's major cities and athwart all their major thoroughfares, where a handful of policemen peek into vehicles and perfunctorily inspect trunks before waving them through. At best, these checkpoints are a visible deterrent designed to reassure the public. But for months now, they have for the most part failed to keep out gunmen, suicide bombers and vehicles laden with explosives. (See pictures of the aftermath of an October 2009 bombing...