Word: prompts
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...injured at least 15 Palestinians, two or three of whom had suffered gunshot wounds, and Israeli security officials were on high alert to prevent any attempted settler terrorist attacks on Palestinian mosques or other facilities. Israeli security officials told TIME of their fear that the current confrontation could prompt some militants to try to emulate Baruch Goldstein, the settler lionized by extremists for his massacre of 29 Muslims in a shooting spree at the tomb of Abraham...
...also pose serious problems for economic prosperity and democratic self-government as well.” Sunstein described the specific social and psychological tendencies to believe rumors that could affect the press and the spread of information. He began with an investigation of the social and psychological factors that prompt individuals to engage in the spread of rumors, and how we, in groups, reinforce our own beliefs in false information. Sunstein described three social psychological mechanisms that propagate the spread of false information and rumors: biased assumptions, an informational cascade, and the effects of social interaction on individual diversity...
...began at the country's birth. Certainly, the fitful performance of Pakistan's military in response to pressure from the U.S. over Afghanistan is not exactly encouraging. As if to underscore the leverage it retains, Pakistan has also declared that escalating tension with India over the Mumbai terror could prompt it to move troops fighting the Taliban near the Afghan border to the frontier with India - a disastrous prospect for U.S. efforts to contain the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan...
India's leadership, for its part, is well aware of the fragility of Pakistan's civilian government and of the danger that military action -like possible air strikes against LeT camps inside Pakistan - can prompt a very dangerous escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors. At the same time, the Indian public is incensed at its government's shoddy security performance. With the Hindu nationalist opposition exploiting the national-security failures ahead of next year's election, the Indian government is likely to discover that showing patience and moderation in response to Mumbai will come at a high cost...
...Congratulations to india and the Indian Navy for taking prompt action against the Somali pirates, who have committed their crimes with impunity for far too long. Piracy should be of concern to all nations, and the pirates' booty could be financing terrorists. Well done, Indian Navy, and happy hunting. Denzil King, Perth, Western Australia...