But for Mr Annan, unsurprisingly, that intervention can come only if the Security Council gives its permission.

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Civilian or not, nothing goes into or out of the security zone without the permission of the Israeli army.

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She said she is asking Musharraf for "basic security, " including permission to use vehicles with tinted windows, and private guards in addition to the police guards.

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After his May 1981 recommendations were rejected, President Reagan proposed a makeshift bargain: the Greenspan commission would be appointed to recommend what ought to be done by Dec. 31, 1982, and, to keep the fund from running dry before then, Social Security should be given permission to borrow from the disability and Medicare funds.

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In July, on Mr Putin's orders, Russian security services also won official permission to hunt terrorists abroad.

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According to Ministry of Justice information, prisoners are classed as absconders if they absent themselves from prison custody without permission and without overcoming security measures such as fences and locks.

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But their bottom line argument amounted to this: A military commander at a secure overseas military facility in a time of war couldn't remove disruptive lawyers who were inciting captured enemy detainees and endangering the safety and security of military personnel unless he first got permission from a federal judge.

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As to Libya, Obama's decision to send US forces to Libya without congressional permission makes clear that from his perspective, the UN Security Council, rather than the US Congress, is the source of authority for US military action.

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According to Nick Nikols, Vice President and GM, Identity, Security, and Windows Management for Quest Software, it is common to find incorrect resource access permission in almost all organizations.

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For sensitive data such as telephone numbers, postal and e-mail addresses, social security numbers or financial data, a site would have to explicitly request a user's permission to track and store the information.

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Back in 2011, the Department of Homeland Security seemed to be making a push to do something very similar to what the National Counterterrorism Center has gotten permission to do.

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