Sentences with phrase «on civilians last»

Regular attacks on civilians last month throughout this Beni - Butembo route have been said to be the activity of bandits placed there by Mbusa Nyamwisi, a local politician (also former warlord) running for the post of president.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

As law enforcement officers descended on the town of 21,000 equipped with armored trucks, body armor, camouflage, and assault rifles, and fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds of protesters during the last two weeks, civilians and politicians are making call to rein in the weapons arsenals cops have been amassing.

Tillerson responded by emphasizing the horror of the Assad regime's recent chemical weapons attack on civilians, which killed dozens last week.

Russian warships heading for Syria could be used to target civilians in the besieged city of Aleppo, NATO Secretary - General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, calling on Moscow to implement a lasting ceasefire.

Last week an attack on civilians in Syria killed at least 126 people - including 68 children - on the outskirts of Aleppo.

ISIS militants massacred more than 200 civilians, according to a disturbing report, when they raided the small, mostly Kurdish town of Kobani on the Syrian border late last week.

On the one hand, we see non-state actors, as well as warlords and heads of state who use relatively unsophisticated means to gain their ends by targeting, terrorizing, and killing noncombatants and, as in the destruction of the World Trade Center towers or the bombing of the Madrid trains, intentionally causing lasting property damage, civilian deaths, and widespread fear.

CNN: Same - sex ceremony on Army post draws fire A same - sex ceremony between an enlisted woman and a civilian woman on a U.S. Army post last month drew protests from lawmakers Thursday.

(CNN)- A same - sex ceremony between an enlisted woman and a civilian woman on a U.S. Army post last month drew protests from lawmakers Thursday.

For this peace agreement to have a long - lasting impact, the challenges that all these players face need to be addressed and the two parties must continue to walk the talk on Day 180 +1: The government must meet its promises and the FARC must fully step away from armed activities and hostilities against civilians.

He will join the huge crowds on the bridge over the Bosphorus where civilians had confronted pro-coup soldiers last year.

Left on the table from last session is a law establishing a permanent special prosecutor for cases involving civilian deaths at the hands of police.

While it could indeed be «a potentially epoch - making moment it could be for Gaddafi to stand trial at the International Criminal Court,» Bali and Abu Rish argue that: «The prospect of retirement in a prison cell in the Hague may factor into al - Qaddafi's incentives to make good on his threats to fight to the last of his capacities, visiting untold atrocities on Libyan civilians in the process.

City Comptroller Mark Schroeder's new audit, based on the Fire Department's certified payroll, shows several civilian dispatchers worked 24 - hour shifts on 137 occasions last year.

Near Raqqa last November, Justin and his comrade, Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy, were on a mission to clear buildings that ISIS had rigged with explosives so that civilians could return to the city.

The Republican prosecutor said that the information from the autopsy that determined Mr. Garner's death — following the application of an apparent chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo last month — was a homicide, compelled his decision to impanel 23 civilians to hear evidence and vote on whether Mr. Pantaleo or any of the other cops who brought him to the ground will be tried in court.

Eighteen of the 20 uniformed and civilian employees whose laziness, incompetence and dereliction who were cited in the state IG's report for enabling two convicted killers to escape from Clinton Correctional Facility last summer are still on the job and won't be criminally prosecuted.

Carr was referring to a leaked Civilian Complaint Review Board document summarizing allegations against Pantaleo that was published last week on ThinkProgress.

Advocates noted that the 17,269 soldiers and 3,799 civilian employees who worked at Fort Drum last year had a $ 1.8 billion impact on the Upstate economy.

The switcheroo is primarily the result of a landmark budget deal that Congress reached last week to smash through mandated limits on military and civilian spending for the next 2 years.

The last remaining civilians on Earth are relying on a safety that's entirely dependent on your success.

11 bit Studios» somber look at war from the civilians» perspective This War of Mine [$ 14.99] launched on desktop in November of last year to critical acclaim, and in July of this year it was ported to iOS and Android tablets.

A Sure Thing is book one of The Donnigans — With the eldest Donnigan brothers adjusting to civilian life, their younger sister constantly in trouble, and their little brother clueless about life in general, falling in love is the last thing on anyone's mind...

However, on the last day of the fund - flows week the Dow witnessed a 218 - point decline as Trump suggested he was considering a military strike in Syria after a suspected Assad - led chemical weapons attack in the rebel - held town of Douma over the weekend killed an estimated 43 civilians and injured hundreds more.

Civilians and mercenaries have joined forces in a last ditch attempt to destroy the specimens known as Zeds before the catastrophe in Europe is unleashed on a global scale.

11 bit Studios» somber look at war from the civilians» perspective This War of Mine [$ 14.99] launched on desktop in November of last year to critical acclaim, and in July of this year it was ported to iOS and Android tablets.

The relentless onslaught against the groundbreaking but controversial work of Leigh Day and Public Interest Lawyers on behalf of Iraqi civilians went into overdrive last month when David Cameron joined the fray and «ordered ministers», as it was reported, to prevent lawyers pursuing claims against veterans.

at 10:15 PM no comments Share I guess this is «expand my horizons «time with The Job Stalker, as last week I had a guest post on thenew college graduate, and this week I have a piece looking at thetransition from military service to the crowded civilian jobpool.

For someone with a military background, that last piece of advice might mean concentrating on your accomplishments in leadership, cost savings, team motivation, training, negotiation, communications, and project management — all valuable assets in the civilian world.

My parents and I managed to get out of Holland on what was the last civilian steamer before Hitler's wolf pack started torpedoing ANY body that came in range.