Word: averting
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...Total tonnage of supplies needed to avert a severe food shortage in Ethiopia...
...Earlier reports of a popular uprising in the besieged city of Basra may have been overstated, and British forces are preparing to fight their way into the town in order to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Hundreds of Iraqi armored vehicles left the predominantly Shiite city Wednesday, and came under air attack by coalition aircraft. And in a surprise move whose purpose is not yet clear, the Medina division of Iraq's Republican Guard sent some 1,000 armored vehicles out of Baghdad toward the frontline positions of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division. Although such a deployment would stiffen resistance...
...Beyond buoying his forces, the speech also held a message for the international community. Saddam said that he had tried to avert the war, even though his efforts may have been taken by some as a sign of weakness. He then called on Iraqis to be strong and patient and vowed that God would grant them victory. He saluted "the people of the tribes, Saddam's fedayeen (commanded by his son Uday), the men of the national security and the men of the armed forces" for their roles in the fighting...
...find that al-Qaeda, as some already suspect, is more of a phenomenon than an organization. In that case, bin Laden's fate as a martyr might still pave the way for more terrorist attacks against Western targets across the world, exactly what the U.S. has been trying to avert. When President Bush announced in September 2001 that he wanted bin Laden captured, "dead or alive," he may have meant to tell the world that it didn't matter to him which way it turned out. He should hope it's the latter...
...over Iraq, France has done a disservice to the entire free world by dragging its feet on a new U.N. resolution to force Iraqi disarmament. Yesterday, France refused to vote in favor of a new British proposal that would provide six conditions for Iraq to meet in order to avert war. In fact, France refuses to vote for any resolution that includes a resort to military action. With no ability to enforce compliance, it is no wonder U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix has been dissatisfied with Iraq’s speed in disarming...