Word: quells
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...year-old Prime Minister has ruled out military intervention, hoping the police can restore order without the government's having to resort to martial law. Professor Thanos Dokos, head of the Athens-based think tank ELIAMEP, says that "even the thought of employing the Greek army to quell the civil disturbances ... is preposterous." Beyond the historical burden the armed forces carry in Greece, Dokos says "they are neither trained nor equipped for riot control...
...Prime Minister has said that full justice will be pursued in the death of the teenager, but also emphasized that there will be no leniency for the rioters. Still, the 45,000-strong police seem unable to find a way to quell the unrest. Dokos says the situation has spiraled out of control because "the government made the assumption that police intervention would have inflamed the crisis even further." In a prime-time televised address to the nation, Costas Karamanlis called those who engage in acts of violence and vandalism "enemies of democracy" and asked for unity in order...
...Kalin says he hopes the summit will produce some specific agreements, including a sort of "crisis hotline" between Muslim and Christian leaders to help avoid or quell religious discord, such as the violent protests in the Islamic world after the Danish papers published cartoons some deemed offensive to the Prophet Mohammed. Kalin also wants to fix a day each year when Muslim leaders teach their faithful about Christianity, and vice-versa. And finally, some Muslims would like a debate that goes beyond the Pope's call to a "dialogue based on reason." Kalin wants an acknowledgment of common "Judeo-Christian...
...troops are unlikely to arrive fast enough or in sufficient numbers. Afghanistan is a third larger than Iraq in size, and its terrain is a lot more difficult. Counterinsurgency expert John Nagl has estimated that there should be 600,000 troops--including Afghan ones--inside the country to quell the Taliban and al-Qaeda threat. Currently there are only about 65,000 coalition forces (including 33,000 U.S. troops) on the ground, in addition to some 70,000 Afghan army personnel--of whom fewer than half can fully function on their own--plus an ineffective police force. Iraq, by contrast...
...West Bank. "We are counting on the Israeli army to control the settlers." One senior Israeli officer concurs. "The Palestinians won't be close to the settlements. They'll be confronting Hamas, and this is in our best interests." The Palestinian forces, says Ali, will try to quell drug trafficking, car theft and bring an end to Hebron's murderous clan feuds...