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...much so, that the idea of "not wanting to offend the Chinese" (whatever that means) is routinely heard in private among business leaders and those with privileged access to Beijing's facilitators. Of course, peddling the notion of a China whose feelings are fragile is a brilliant negotiating tactic. Why fault the Chinese for trying it on? But such spinelessness debases Australia, its traditions and its pride in speaking truth to big powers. Australia loses face when its leaders fail to robustly denounce human-rights abuses or to show a semblance of support for an individual such as Chen...
...system could get special rewards. As a new recruit in London during World War II, he frequently took advantage of a policy that gave soldiers an extra day off if, instead of boozing it up at the pubs, they enjoyed a night of culture at the theater. Greenberg's tactic: buy a ticket, grab a playbill, walk in the front door--and right out the side door...
...divestment is still under debate as a tactic for dealing with other oppressive regimes...
...scraped over the icy mountains that marked the Pakistan border, the men had chosen one of the mountain bunkers as their cover for the daylight hours, says one of the troopers, who spoke to Time on condition of anonymity. He describes the decision as a "curious tactic," given that enemy fighters in the area might have been expected to know the bunker's location. It was the first hint, the trooper says, that on this patrol, the leader wasn't doing things entirely by the book...
...used to defeat a President's judicial nominee. Since then, they have used the filibuster to block 10 of Bush's picks--seven of whom he has renominated, in part to provoke this week's showdown. Democrats say what they are doing is no worse than the Republicans' preferred tactic when Bill Clinton was President: making sure controversial nominations never got past the Judiciary Committee, which was controlled by the Republicans...