Word: suppressant
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...prisoner of war, which Saddam knows would dominate the front pages for days, weeks and months. So this is another reminder of the risks of the "no-fly zone" policy, which the U.S. and Britain maintain in order to restrict Saddam's ability to move troops around either to suppress domestic opposition or to threaten to invade another neighbor. Because the 1990 invasion caught everyone by surprise - the U.S. had good relations with Saddam before that, on the grounds that Iraq was the strategic underpinning of the containment of Iran. The "no-fly zone" makes it hard for Saddam...
...shareholder buyout by the BIS. But Howe said he’s using this primary complaint as a platform from which to allege price fixing of the gold market—the claim that he said implicates Summers. The suit says that as Secretary, Summers acted improperly to suppress gold prices...
...Should I buy, say, an energy-efficient air-conditioner to suppress demand for Big Oil and save the environment? A Palm Pilot, to help restore hope to the tech sector? If I tell my cable company I want all the channels for six months, perhaps I can speed the maturation of broadband and help my employer meet its 3Q estimates (and maybe give those stock options a boost...
...charged that Kissinger “has repeatedly sought to suppress the publication of books he believes will be unfriendly to him.” He also accuses Kissinger of consistently evading critics...
...There's very little evidence. But there isn't any question that we should be restrained. When you look at Paramount [Viacom's movie studio], Saving Private Ryan was certainly violent. But what kind of violence should we suppress? It's not so easy...