Sentences with phrase «blackmail on»

Eugene Volokh had a nice piece on the complexities of blackmail on the Volokh Conspiracy this week.

This spread of false hood has invited a lot of insult and blackmail on the person of our artist.

It was a blackmail on a massive order: Stop Obamacare or we will never reopen the government.

If Scotland were to choose to go down the independence route, not only would there be more than enough oil income to make every single Scot better off by considerably more than # 500 a year, but also for its new government to close down the submarine bases in the Clyde without having to submit to any form of blackmail on currency issues, to increase the gap in health and education funding relative to the rest of the UK, to keep the ship yards open, and a great deal more besides.

Whether this is relevant to Mueller is not clear even if it would be the case, unless there's actual evidence that there was blackmail on the topic.

El Confidencial says due to the striker's ongoing court case for the alleged blackmailing on France team - mate...

Not exact matches

«I'm going to Cancun next week, and so far I've heard of someone who got kidnapped there, someone who got blackmailed by the police, and another person who was arrested having their friend's blood on their shirt.»

In addition to what many consider to be devious and unethical data harvesting practices, the company's chief executive, Alexander Nix, was captured on a hidden camera proposing using Ukrainian sex workers to bribe or blackmail Sri Lankan politicians.

BUDAPEST, May 3 - Hungary responded angrily on Thursday after the European Commission proposed cutting development funds to countries deemed to have undermined the rule of law, saying it would not yield to «blackmail».

The Maryland Democrat highlighted that Flynn still held an authorized security clearance during the 18 - day period from when acting Attorney General Sally Yates informed the White House that he could possibly be blackmailed by Russia until he was fired last February, while Kushner maintains his security clearance even as he has had to amend the application form on several occassions for omitting contacts with foreign sources.

The 18 - year - old was arrested on suspicion of blackmail; the other four were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act.

FBI agents on the case expected that Petraeus would be asked to resign immediately rather than risk the possibility that he could be blackmailed to give intelligence secrets to foreign intelligence agencies or criminals... [T] he FBI, Justice Department, and the White House held off on asking for Petraeus» resignation until after the election... FBI agents on the case were aware that such a decision had been made to hold off on forcing him out until after the election and were outraged.

At the time, North Korea specifically mentioned the bombers «which get on the nerves of DPRK and threaten and blackmail it through their frequent visits to the sky above Korea.»

Flynn resigned as national security adviser on Monday night after just 24 days on the job, the shortest tenure anyone has ever served in the role, amid revelations that he discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition period, and may be susceptible to foreign blackmail.

BUDAPEST, May 3 - Hungary responded angrily on Thursday to a proposal from the European Commission that would cut development funds to countries deemed to have undermined the rule of law, saying it would not yield to «blackmail.»

BUDAPEST (Reuters)- Hungary responded angrily on Thursday after the European Commission proposed cutting development funds to countries deemed to have undermined the rule of law, saying it would not yield to «blackmail».

Correction: This article was changed on October 24 at 3:40 PM to remove the word «blackmail».

Martin Scorsese's recent film Silence, like the historical novel by Shūsaku Endō on which it is based, turns on an act of emotional blackmail.

That fall Robert Kennedy, still eager for intelligence on King and now fearful that Hoover would reveal that the president's wayward lust had led him to the bed of an East German woman who surfaced in the Bobby Baker scandal, authorized the wiretaps on King that uncovered evidence of King's sexual infidelities, which Hoover then tried to use to blackmail and discredit him.

As told by Helen Thomas Those group were able to pass on their agenda and propaganda by enforcing the belief that their nation is the only victemized nation on this planet earth and all through history old and new, and she added that they like it this way acting as victimized as it makes it easier for them to cross the boarders, blackmailing all those nations.

Seeking the truth is always a good endeavor, which is why the religious scream bloody murder and wish we wouldn't interrupt their delusions, myths, magic beliefs, con jobs, brainwashing, out right lies, and demands of belief based on punishment, threats, extortion, and blackmail if we don't...

«For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket — by making life on earth unbearable, then charging you for consolation and relief, by forbidding all the virtues that make existence possible, then riding on the shoulders of your guilt, by declaring production and joy to be sins, then collecting blackmail from the sinners.»

This example is among the most benign (see Linda Marchiano's descriptions of the filming of Deep Throat for worse) Many porn products are made in «cottage industry» conditions by small - time operators who do not hesitate to use force, violence, blackmail and drugs on the «actors.»

- because He gets a kick out of hearing us ramble on... much like a parent thinks «silly» sayings of a 3 year old are cute (and can be used as «blackmail» in the teenage years).

zefi said — I donâ $ ™ t know if this is on purpose, but the part about â $ œI thought Christians are supposed to act so and so, with this and that behaviourâ $ is plain blackmail and manipulative.

In a statement published on the New Zealand Government Food Protection website - set up in response to the 1080 criminal blackmail threat - Scott Gallacher, deputy director general, MPI, urged the public to keep it up.

A Kentucky State Fair blue ribbon for home brewing was awarded to the maker of a bitter beer called Blackmail Ale, which features a picture on its label of Karen Sypher, the woman convicted of extorting Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Benzema came under investigation for his role in the supposed blackmail in November, after approaching Valbuena while on national team duty in October.

A cynic could says he's blackmailing arsenal by stalling on his contract to try to block a move for another striker.

I understand how you all feel because I feel the same but I honestly don't think they'll ever sack him, they'll plead with him to resign, even to move upstairs but he's so stubborn that he'll just tell»em «I'll never resign» and if they try to sack him, he'll use emotional blackmail with «I could have gone anywhere in Europe but stayed true to the club» and this will go on until the end of he's contract.

This shows wenger's ambition no need to sign required players for CB, DM that's why we lose games and fall to 4th every season and then Old man makes excuses every time we are building a team and win the league in 2 - 3 years because he has just about 2 and half years left on his contract so he decieves and blackmails fans and his aim is to only complete his last 3 year contract by saying he will win league in 3 years but in real he will never ever win he is stubborn and master in making lame excuses..

Then again they could all be blackmailing you into keeping on keeping on, «holic.

Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema will remain in custody overnight after being questioned on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a blackmail case over a sex tape involving fellow France international Mathieu Valbuena.

That meant I was not going to a dinner on his fathers best friends arm, That he counted for more than my friends and any one else, And from that second on under his roof he was the final judge and arbiter in all things, that he was tired of blackmail with sex and the next person that held him with a weapon he might kill outright, and if I did nor submit after the hell we put him through he might decide I was worth less than a bugs life, I ran for the door and he shredded my outfit I was begging him that he was going to do something.

He started punishing everybody on November 6th 2001 after i had offered everything he wanted after sixteen years, He told me he wanted a wife that did not blackmail him with her body and break every promise made.

And of course, there are parents whose children have emotionally blackmailed them so much that they are too exhausted to ask the child to fix something on their own.

What a shame that an organization can not do its job on fear of Christian blackmail.

Comments by communicators of government and the ruling party and trials going on in the media about allegations levelled against Dr Opuni, have apparently shown that the administration of Mr Akufo - Addo and his Party are on vendetta mission of witch hunt molestation, blackmail and persecution of the opposition or dissenting voices.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday June 20 organized by the National Democratic Congress [NDC] to react to some comments made by President Akufo - Addo at a media encounter at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the minority leader said the NDC will resist the «blackmail witch - hunting» of the head of the election management body who was appointed by the past Mahama administration.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, has urged the Federal Government not to give in to blackmail of the Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group responsible for the recent attack on oil facilities in the South - South region.

In the 1st version of AHCA she joined with 4 NNY Congressman and blackmailed the President, for 15 Billion in Health - Care subsidies to vote Yes on AHCA!

«It is pertinent to state that it is the same group of people that are wreaking havoc on the critical national assets that are blackmailing the Armed Forces and other security agencies to divert attention.

(Paterson begs to differ on that, insisting he never actually named names when he spoke of thuggery and blackmail at yesterday's leaders meeting).

She noted the title was bestowed on him by the Republicans during last summer's coup and then, as part of what she called the «blackmail» that ended the 31 - day Senate stalemate, the post was stripped of most of its power so he could retain in and return to the majority.

He wants the PM to prevent the Tories being blackmailed by the Lib Dems on Trident.

[6][7] Illegal means of gaining information used included hacking the private voicemail accounts on mobile phones, hacking into computers, making false statements to officials, entrapment, blackmail, burglaries, theft of mobile phones and making payments to public officials.

The lawmakers, who sat under a canopy armed with several placards with different inscriptions such as «we are ready for arrest», «harassing Ekiti lawmakers / government won't give you 2018,» «No matter your media trial and blackmail, on Fayose we stand» and «leave Fayose alone» among others to denounce the federal government's alleged intimidation and harassment of the governor.

And on top of that, they also routinely blackmailed them too.

Having said that, strange developments from Osun West Senatorial District are sufficient enough to compel objective observers to inquire when cheap blackmail took over as a spice of influence on which political actors would always want to ride to power.

The MoD's failure to account for that meeting on the 41st floor of the Shangri - la hotel exposed Werritty as Fox's unofficial adviser and triggered a possible blackmail lawsuit which could involve the former defence secretary giving evidence to a US court.