France, Mali's former colonial power, is leading the offensive after militants captured the vast northern desert region, raising fears they would turn it into a haven for terrorists.
The notion that we could mend some of the tatters in the modern social fabric through an initiative as modest as a communal meal may seem offensive to those who trust in the power of legislative and political solutions to cure society's ills.
Mali's former colonial power, France, is leading the offensive in the north.
Neither Britain's small, professional forces nor Germany's large, conscript forces were designed to fight an offensive land war against a medium-sized European power.
He was speaking after UN diplomats revealed that Malian President Dioncounda Traore had asked France - the country's former colonial power - to help counter the rebel offensive.
Offensive operations will still rely upon outside support for air power, intelligence and logistics.
The bulls need to show fresh power soon to keep the bears from mounting another big offensive to the downside.
The Germans did not have the combat power to achieve the war-winning breakthrough that Hitler sought from the surprise offensive, but the panzers' sweep through the Ardennes thoroughly traumatized the Allied high command.
Mr Khan, now Afghanistan's power-and-water minister, was deposed in 2004, partly due to an offensive by militants in Shindand district, around Azizabad.
We must accept that harnessing the power of Big Data for greater situational awareness and faster reaction to threats is the foundation of an offensive approach, enabling businesses to manage risk to acceptable levels and ultimately put the balance of control back firmly in the hands of security practitioners.
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