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...similar pro-democracy marches back in 1992 ended with soldiers firing on unarmed protestors, killing dozens. "To be fair to the military, they have been disciplined and patient so far, but for how long?" asks political scientist Thitinan. "They are trained to respond by force. If it turns more violent, it will be bad for Thailand economically - and for how it is viewed by the world." With reporting by Robert Horn/Bangkok
...problem with bombast is that it comes at a cost. The struggle against violent Islamic extremism is not a show trial. It's a long fight that requires discipline. We must balance fear with reason and weigh probability, not just possibility...
...University’s mental health and wellness systems are not established for the purpose of stopping a violent crime, he says, but rather to create an environment where students can watch out for their peers and feel comfortable expressing their issues...
...Mueller’s talk last month. Provost did nothing illegal, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t want to. “I would have loved to rush the stage,” she says. “The FBI is an inherently violent institution. It deserves to be met with a violent response.” The 21-year-old Ontario native—a self-billed philosophical anarchist with “extreme, radical, and violent” ideas—admits that violence might someday soon be the only moral alternative...
...restraint that violent Shi'ite factions showed early in the new U.S. military plan seems to be disappearing. As a result, the deterrence card has now been played, and the gamble appears to be lost, just as the last of the U.S. troops sent for the surge get into place. As of last month, 13,000 additional U.S. troops were deployed in Baghdad as part of the surge, which ultimately will bring the number of U.S. forces in Baghdad to some 30,000. Bergner says the last of the U.S. surge forces will be in place in about two weeks...