Word: tactic
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...unfortunate that PSLM chose to diverge from its past tactics when it initiated the sit-in. Unlike the PSLM “occupation” of Byerly Hall last spring, which sought to raise awareness of the living wage without interfering with registration for Pre-Frosh Weekend, this action was a blatant disruption of University life. The protesters sought to compel Harvard to agree to PSLM’s demands through their control of administrative offices—a tactic that was inappropriate for the cause...
...etymologist in me prefers “Parthian shot” to “parting shot”: the former version of the phrase retains the allusion to Parthia, that ancient West Asian kingdom whose inhabitants employed the charming tactic of firing arrows backwards while they were fleeing, or pretending to flee, battles. Treat this column as a series of shots from Southeast Asia. I have no advice to give. I’m just telling my (unabashedly enthusiastic) story...
...militant Islamists who have always opposed the peace process appear to be reviving their tested tactic of stepping up terror strikes inside Israel proper to sabotage any movement back towards the negotiating table. On Wednesday, Islamic Jihad detonated a car bomb near a school in the Israeli coastal resort of Netanya, and further attacks are likely. Even more worrying for Arafat are the growing signs of factionalism within his own Fatah organization, whose militant rank and file shares the sentiment on the Palestinian street against resuming cooperation with Israel. On Tuesday, members of the Fatah Hawks organization kidnapped two Newsweek...
Lethal, unprovoked violence was the tactic used by Peruvian drug warriors, aided by the CIA. This is not an efficient way to reduce drug abuse. Roni Bowers was an innocent victim of friendly fire. We will continue to see such "collateral damage" until the U.S. government quits pretending that stopping drug trafficking is worth killing people for. DANNY TERWEY Santa Cruz, Calif...
...shooting brought on quickly faded once I got back out on the course for lap four. Feeling my energy reserves dropping by the minute, I downshifted to "survival pace." Not designed to win races, or increase my self-esteem, or pass anyone or cut my 10k split, this tactic is designed to allow the completion of the race without a major physical breakdown...