He acknowledged that his government had sent armed military trainers -- "a few hundred at most" -- over the border to help Somalia's isolated government, but said "we are trying to avoid a shooting war".
So maybe you're not in Tangier to recover a microfilm from the collar of a massive Mastiff member of the agency's canine unit, and maybe you'll be leaving those guns at home to avoid a shoot-out in the desert, but that doesn't mean you won't have a rollicking adventure in this gorgeous northern Moroccan city.
Among those identified so far were a 6-year-old, two active-duty servicemen, a 23-year-old community college student, a young man celebrating his 27th birthday, and a sports blogger who a month ago had narrowly avoided a shooting spree at a Toronto shopping mall.
Officials said although it was not possible to prove Saunders wanted to commit "death by cop", police should do more to identify cases and devise options to avoid a fatal shooting.
And it might just be the only way to avoid an actual shooting war that no side, despite the overheated talk, wants or could afford.
"As secretary of State, she worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.…. "She flew all night long from Cambodia to the Middle East to get a cease-fire that would avoid a full-out shooting war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza to protect the peace of the region.
In 1951, while living in Mexico City, where he had gone to avoid a drugs charge, Burroughs shot his wife Joan in the head during a game of William Tell.
On Wednesday, Sharpton emphasized that independent investigators must look into the shooting to avoid a conflict of interest. .
This article shows that personalizing an email's subject line, avoiding a promotional tone, shooting emails at strategic periods of the day and the week, and following up, are some good ways to go.
British newspapers reported Friday that Prime Minister David Cameron narrowly avoided a Taliban attempt to shoot down the Chinook helicopter that was carrying him to a front-line British base in Helmand Province on his first visit to Afghanistan as prime minister in June.
The N.F.L. crime story of the day comes not from Philadelphia but from Jacksonville and involves receiver Kassim Osgood allegedly in the role of victim, jumping out a window to avoid being shot by a gun-wielding ex-boyfriend of a woman he was hanging out with Monday night.
