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Then the Palestinians inside Israel learned how to resist using nonlethal force, like rocks and clubs. It was a tactic aimed at exploiting world sensitivities, forcing Israeli security forces to overreact. Occasionally the tactics were supplemented by armed men concealed among the rock throwers or by the use of terror bombings. This was the intifadeh...
According to AOL, it's 58 degrees outside the Wash U. Athletic Center. According to my numbed fingers, it's 28 inside the media filing center. After last week's soporific event, I'd think this was a tactic to keep us all awake. But we don't need any tricks tonight; the room is buzzing for most of the night...
Boxed into their own end, the Huskies' most successful offensive tactic was to clear the ball the length of the field...
...real battle is still likely to be waged in the streets, for now. Antiabortion activists may not change anyone's mind about the pill--but they could have an effect if they persuade enough doctors that entering this minefield is dangerous to their health and practice. The tactic has worked well for years now; in much of the country, Roe v. Wade might as well not exist, and the only way the abortion pill changes that is if doctors everywhere decide to offer it. "There are a lot of doctors who feel very strongly that women have a right...
What is troubling, however, is that all of HIID's resources and international development activities have been shifted toward the newly formed Center for International Development (CID). To an outside observer, this step seems like the tactic of some Nepali hotels that change their names on a regular basis to avoid taxation. Even though CID now has a different, more Cambridge-focused mission--as opposed to HIID, CID does not have any permanent overseas offices--it is in many ways a clone of its scandal-plagued predecessor. CID has adopted many similar projects and employs a large percentage of HIID...