Word: tactics
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LIQUID TERROR n. After terrorists plotted to board planes in London with liquid explosives, this term was coined for the latest suspected terrorist tactic...
...fact, Muncie Police Chief Joseph Winkle didn't have a problem with the cash-for-waiver tactic either. From the get-go he wanted the Muncie force to be part of the new reality series because he felt it was good public relations."It was a nice way to showcase our training and put Muncie on the map," says Winkle...
...claimed a videotape of a Marine shooting a prone Iraqi inside a mosque in 2005 was an example of a war crime, but Natonski disagreed. As the senior officer responsible for deciding how to handle the case, he cleared the Marine, saying the Iraqi used an insurgent's "common tactic" when he concealed his left arm behind his head and "feigned death." Insurgents would often then "rise to continue fighting." In what many sources say what a move related to Haditha but not publicly explained, last spring Natonski removed three officers after the incident because he had "lost confidence...
...stepsiblings teased him. "I'd react, 'My poor baby!'" she admits. Her husband Kent Davis suggested that when the kids fought, the disputants should bring their issue before both parents. Each child, without interruption and using "I" statements, would explain what happened and how it made him feel. The tactic has helped the kids recognize when they are being unfair and learn to resolve their differences, although, says Wallis, it can be hard to listen without taking sides. Says she: "I had to teach myself not to add comments...
...Number one sign that your TF wants some more participation out of you: You reach your hand up to scratch your head, and she immediately turns and asks, “Eric, you have something to add?” Fortunately, this sly tactic doesn’t phase me: “Nope, just scratching my dome...