Sentences with phrase «tactics against civilians»

Referring to those who were part of the hundreds of Native tribes, and their many allies, as terrorists, gave the security forces permission to use war - like tactics against civilians.

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• Why would the United States publicly condemn terrorism while at the same time create, fund and direct the contras in Nicaragua, whose principal tactic was terrorism against civilians?

Terrorism is a tactic used by armed men against civilians for political purpose in the anticipation that it will weaken the public's resolve to resist.

Indeed, aggressive police raids — where doors are kicked in, machine guns are held to civilians» heads, and houses are completely ransacked — create a backlash against the police and against the legal system in general, especially when these tactics are used against «crimes» as mundane as poker games, checking high school students» lockers for drugs, and even cracking down on unlicensed hairdressers.