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...that equipment shipped to the Yemeni military could, in the long run, fall into the hands of terrorists. Yemen's backing of Iraq during the first Gulf War may also have left U.S. officials concerned at the fact that it was acquiring such weapons at a time of mounting tension in the Gulf. Such concerns might be amplified by the fact that Yemen faces no external military threats - its topography alone makes it a difficult country to contemplate invading. Its primary security concern is the domestic threat of Islamist terrorism, and obviously the SCUDs have little use in that battle...
Likewise, Florence was populated by progressives of every conceivable stripe. There were splits and negotiations: the anti-hierarchical groups created their own space on the outskirts of the Forum, which mirrored a tension between the “old guard” who were doing much of the speaking and the overwhelming youthfulness of the conference. Tensions occasionally came to a head: during the forum on gender, the panel of distinguished women began a traditional litany of demands only to find themselves heckled by younger women who exclaimed “How progressive is subsidized childcare if it means that...
...rock star past his prime and continually vexed by his unruly brood would seem to provide enough possibilities for real-life drama. But in an interview last week, two of the teenage Osbourne offspring, Jack and Kelly, suggested that MTV had been concerned that there might not be enough tension on the reality show and threw in a few curves to keep things interesting. On Good Morning America, Kelly said a confrontational family meeting from the first season was manufactured. Her brother Jack said an episode in which a dog therapist was called in was "an MTV thing." A publicist...
...tension between Taiwan, which China regards as a rebel province, and the Beijing government did not emerge as an issue in the mayoral contest...
Moderator William C. Kirby, dean of the Faculty and an expert on Asian history, emphasized the importance of examining tension in the area...