Word: thwarts
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...satisfied with simply resuming the inspection system previously agreed between Iraq and the Security Council, which, for example, restricts inspectors' access to eight of Saddam's "presidential sites." It was no surprise that Secretary of State Powell warned Tuesday the U.S. would do whatever it could to thwart a resumption of inspections on flawed terms, insisting the inspectors be mandated by a new Security Council resolution clearly setting out strict terms and deadlines for Iraqi compliance before they return to Baghdad. But the draft resolution Washington has circulated reads more like the scenario for creating a de facto beachhead...
...long ago, another U.S. President was engaged in a protracted struggle against a far-reaching enemy. In the midst of the conflict, he came to believe one particular country threatened such immediate nuclear harm to the U.S. that he must prepare the citizenry for war to thwart it. A skittish world needed to be convinced of the danger. So he showed them a picture...
...Standing in the way, however, is a workforce that is among the most militant and anti-American in Asia. Daewoo's union leaders battled desperately to thwart the takeover, fearing it would spell job losses, pay cuts and other setbacks for the rank and file. Workers picketed GM's Seoul sales office on and off for more than a year and rioted outside Daewoo's Bupyeong plant near Seoul. The unionists even dispatched a mission to GM's U.S. headquarters to persuade executives to back off. The anger persists. GM is "a multinational, imperialist company," declares Kim Il Seob...
...relatively little quantities of cash? These maniacs don't need millions. They can finance and roll out attacks with money they raise themselves." So even if U.N. member states follow the terror-funding panel's recommendations to tighten up controls, the ability of the U.S. and its allies to thwart al-Qaeda attacks remains primarily dependent on intelligence and police work...
Person of the Week Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has granted himself sweeping new constitutional powers that strengthen his ability to thwart political opponents, including exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf, an army general, still maintains he is a force for democracy in Pakistan. But there can be no fair elections under his reforms...