A wave of angry protest has convulsed this normally peaceful kingdom, prompting the government to call up prison guards to help the overwhelmed police force counter the unrest.
But sometimes it seems that there's "something" out there that doesn't want good to win, a force counter to, and destructive of, life and all its abundance.
If threatened with lethal force, counter quickly while using your surroundings to your advantage and use it against the attacker, but make a quick strike, avoid the attacker's weapons (i. e. firearms or sharp weapons).
Although military analysts say the fleet's passage could be a PR exercise, it does increase Russian air power and make the remote possibility of an American air force counter-strike more hazardous.
On Monday, China raised the death toll from the protests week to 16, but said its security forces had avoided using lethal force, countering Tibetan exile groups that said at least 80 people had been killed.
The Border Force Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) is a new unit designed to tackle extremists attempting to leave the country and join terror groups such as Islamic State (IS).
After a strong security force counter-campaign, the South African détente initiative of December 1974 introduced a ceasefire, which the security forces respected, and the guerrillas ignored.
After a successful security force counter-campaign during 1973 and 1974, drastic changes in the foreign policy of the Rhodesian government's two main backers, Portugal and South Africa, caused the conflict's momentum to shift in the nationalists' favour.
The Victoria Falls Conference, the détente initiative and the associated ceasefire, though unsuccessful, did have an impact on the course of the Rhodesian Bush War, as they gave the nationalist guerrillas significant time to regroup and reorganise themselves following a decisive security force counter-campaign during 1973 and 1974.
This leads us to the question that needs to be asked -- and studied -- can modern technology work as a positive force countering our nationalistic tendencies that reveal themselves in international sporting events?
August 7, 2015: Militants from Al Murabitoun occupied the Byblos Hotel in Sevare, Mali, taking hostages, who were later released when Malian security forces counter attacked (13+ killed, 2 wounded).
