Word: enlistment
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...done it in public. I've done it a lot in private. That will continue to be the cornerstone of our policy because we believe it's the way the Middle East is going to change. Now, that doesn't mean that you can't enlist countries with which you are continuing to press for reform ... in what is also a very clear struggle, a struggle between extremists and more responsible states...
...parties to this alleged scheme, including Khashoggi, Saudi officials and the CIA, deny this was done. Any CIA effort to enlist the Saudis in support of the contras would have violated the Boland Amendment, originally passed by Congress in 1982 to stop the use of any U.S. funds to overthrow the government of Nicaragua, and tightened in 1984 to prevent the Administration from using any other country to provide military help to the contras. Many close observers of Saudi affairs doubt the royal family would take the risk of a potential public exposure of dealing with either Iran...
...land of foxes, Abb? Pierre was a hedgehog. His one big idea: that the plight of the poor and homeless calls for constant outrage and action. His organization, Emma?s, created in 1949 to enlist the homeless themselves in the work of building shelters and a future, is now present in 35 countries. Every public figure in France has lamented his passing. President Jacques Chirac said that France "loses an immense figure, a conscious, an incarnation of goodness...
...troops have already been trained by Western forces since 2003, and many already accompany NATO troops on the ground. But the attrition rate hovers at around 15%, and as the first trained battalions near the end of their three-year commitment, there is a fear that few will re-enlist. Though soldiers recently received a raise in their minuscule salaries - from $70 to $100 a month - many complain that it still isn't enough to support a family. Others, concerned about the worsening security situation, are reluctant to join the army knowing that there is no one left to protect...
...tenants are left with no other option than to begin to tell our story and to enlist the help and support of our tenants, our neighbors, our community leaders, elected officials, community groups, students, and governmental agencies with oversight over this place we call “home.” We are at once saddened at finding ourselves having to fight this battle that we did not ask for, and at the same time committed to doing what we can to ensure that residents have a voice; that we, and our opinions, are respected and taken into account...