Word: harass
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Such egregious offenses against our hospitality pose a threat to our national security. Combined with its nuclear capabilities, China has expressed hostility towards democracy and human rights. While the FBI should not harass Chinese students indiscriminately, it must be vigorous in its efforts to prosecute and, if necessary, deport any students whom it reasonably suspects of espionage...
...might have greeted the news that the 72-year-old Swedish diplomat had subjected his inspectors to a program of "cultural sensitivity" training so as to avoid them unnecessarily offending the Iraqis. But Blix is unmoved by any criticism of such choices. "We are not coming to Iraq to harass or insult or humiliate them," he told the BBC last month. "That is not our purpose." At the same time, he told a British newspaper, "You have to behave yourself but you have to be firm. You have to do your job. We certainly feel there is a right...
...camps cross the border amid the flow of civilian traffic. Once inside Afghanistan, the Americans say, the terrorists are assisted by abettors who provide money, pass on information about U.S. troop movements and safeguard supplies. Loaded with equipment and intelligence, the al-Qaeda forces then move out to harass American troops. Since the U.S. forces cannot cross into Pakistan, they can only try to catch the terrorists after they re-enter Afghanistan...
...terrorist bombings, a new kind of pro-Palestinian college activism is spreading. Guerrilla theater is one of the tactics. At the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley, students dressed like Israeli soldiers have set up mock checkpoints on campus to "harass" students playing Palestinians. But the chief focus of anti-Israel feeling is the divestment campaign, which has been gaining momentum--and opponents. Petitions for divestment have circulated at more than 50 campuses, including Tufts and Cornell. In the University of California system, more than 7,000 students and faculty members...
...When we heard that the Church was trying to subpoena our communications we were horrified. This is the kind of behavior used to intimidate, harass and re-victimize,” said Susan Renehan, a member of the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors. “This is an ongoing conspiracy by the Catholic Church to hide crime...