Word: desist
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...don’t want to beat it to the ground. Although we were thinking about having a launch party sometime this winter and it very well might be an Aleksey Vayner charity benefit gala. Chris called me...to tell me that a cease and desist had just arrived [from Aleksey]. I was literally jumping for joy. It’s just always cool to get a cease and desist—it’s every reporter’s dream. C: If he follows through on suing us we’re hoping it?...
...friend and family members that he was returning against his wishes but felt dutybound to accept the deployment. The friend said Cardona described trying to attach another soldier's name tags to his uniform in hopes of concealing his identity from Iraqis but was told by a superior to desist. According to this friend, Cardona said he had told at least one of his superiors that he feared for his safety in Iraq. Cardona's name can be referenced almost instantly on the Internet, and his photo appears in at least one al-Qaeda propaganda video...
...identified by name, but who described Cardona as feeling duty-bound to accept his Iraqi deployment. The friend said that Cardona had described trying to attach another soldier's name tags to his uniform in hopes of concealing his identity from Iraqis, but was told by an officer to desist. According to this friend, Cardona said he had told at least one of his superiors that he feared for his safety in Iraq, especially because of his presence in the al-Qaeda video, but was told by an officer, "We need bodies [in Iraq]" and that he shouldn't worry...
...meeting in Paris, U.S. officials made clear that they want a binding Security Council resolution forcing Iran to desist from enriching uranium under penalty of sanctions or even military action. But Iran is banking on Russia and China to nix any move towards sanctions, and Moscow and Beijing may even be inclined to prevent the council from adopting a Chapter VII resolution - one that couches concerns over Iran's nuclear activities as a threat to global security, and therefore makes compliance mandatory. Russia insists that the only basis for any Security Council action against Iran would be proof that...
...Secretary Rice is also looking to strengthen diplomatic pressure on Iran to desist from its defiance on the nuclear issue. In Cairo and Riyadh and during her Thursday session with Persian Gulf ministers gathered in Abu Dhabi for a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting, Rice is seeking to solidify moderate Arab support for U.S. and European efforts to pressure Iran to suspend its quest for a nuclear weapon...