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1975 world oil market chronology

January 13: Business Week publishes Kissinger interview hinting at military action against oil countries in case of "actual strangulation."

2001 Kangaroo tour

The tour was almost abandoned due to military action in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Arnulf of Carinthia

With the support of the nobles, Arnulf held a Diet at Tribur and deposed Charles in November 887, under threat of military action.

Battle of Brunete

Prime Minister Juan Negrín needed to convince the French Premier Camille Chautemps that the Spanish Republic was still capable of military action after the disastrous losses of Málaga and Bilbao.

British Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq

As early as 1999, the anti-war MP Tam Dalyell had proposed a Ten Minute Rule Bill called Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill which would "require the prior approval, by a simple majority of the House of Commons, of military action by United Kingdom forces against Iraq."

Choloki River

Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze called the decision to blow up the bridges in the Kobuleti border region "a preventive measure against the possible attempt of military action by the central Georgian authorities."

Earldom of Orkney

Harald I Hårfagre, Harald I of Norway, claimed Orkney and Shetland for his kingdom around 875 and due to political differences and problems had to take military action to secure these isles as realms friendly to his rule at home.

Hero of Ukraine

Most of the recipients of the former title received it for heroic military action (with Soviet cosmonauts being a notable exception), while those awarded the latter were recognized for their contributions to national economy and culture.

Herwig van Staa

His father, who came from the Rhine area, worked as a technician in the steelworks in Linz and died in a sick bay in 1943 after military action on the Eastern Front.

History of spaceflight

The US Pentagon released a report in 2006, detailing concerns about China's growing presence in space, including its capability for military action.

Kehar Singh

The assassination was motivated by Operation Blue Star which was carried out starting on 3 June 1984, the military action against the Sikh "Golden Temple" in Amritsar at Sikhism's holiest shrine.

Konstantin Katakazi

Married to a princess Ypsilantis, Konstantin actively supported the Greek secret society Filiki Eteria and the military action of Alexander Ypsilantis in Moldavia and Wallachia.

Martin Shapiro

Shapiro’s first feature-length screenplay Lair of the Fox, a military action-thriller, was optioned by Ilya Salkind (Producer of Superman).

Odo de St Amand

He spearheaded military action in Naplouse, Jericho and Djerach, scoring considerable victories with the Templars.

Polistil

In addition, Mego and Lion Rock military action figures were marketed under the Polistil name.

Power pack

Operation Power Pack, a United States military action in the Dominican Republic in 1965

Ronald Volstad

His work is best known as box art for DML brand model kits and 1/6 scale military action figures, and as illustrations for books published by the Osprey and Concord brands.

Salim bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

Lewis Pelly and Henry Bartle Frere were deeply disappointed by the death of Sultan Thuwaini bin Said in their hopes for a military action against the Wahhabis and were well aware of Salim's opposing views and refusal to join the insuing war.

Support for military action against Iran

Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2008 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had stated his support for military action against the Iranian regime categorizing the possible bombardment of nuclear facilities as a way to prevent Iran from proliferating a nuclear weapon.

The Thin Red Line

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, a military unit nicknamed the Thin Red Line following their involvement in the military action

United Nations Security Council Resolution 248

United Nations Security Council Resolution 248, adopted on March 24, 1968, after receiving letters from Jordan and Israel as well as supplementary information from the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, the Council reaffirmed its previous resolutions and condemned the military action launched by Israel in flagrant violation of the UN Charter.

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault

The game is set in an alternate 1989 in which the Politburo of the Soviet Union elects to take military action to sustain itself, rather than collapse.