Word: antiterrorist
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...best argument for the increased use of antiterrorist force is its deterrent effect. Secretary of State George Shultz outlined the rationale most bluntly in October 1984 when he declared, "We cannot allow ourselves to become the Hamlet of nations, worrying endlessly over whether and how to respond." In July, Abraham Sofaer, the State Department's legal adviser, told a meeting of the American Bar Association in London, "The groups that are responsible for attacking us in Lebanon, El Salvador and elsewhere have openly announced their intention to keep on trying to kill Americans. To the extent that they are state...
...trained a variety of military units in antiterrorist tactics: the special operations Delta Force, the Army's helicopter unit Task Force 168, the Navy's SEALs (for Sea, Air and Land forces) and the Air Force's First Special Operations Wing. West Germany has its G.S.G. 9 antiterrorist group, while the British government has recently decided to station units of its highly regarded Special Air Services at five airports. As British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told the American lawyers in July, "We have behind us many fine declarations and communiqués of good intent. We need action, action to which...
...southern Lebanon last week, wounding two Israelis and killing one Lebanese civilian. Israel quickly retaliated with an air strike on the headquarters of a radical Lebanese group that has claimed responsibility for seven car-bomb attacks on Israeli positions. Peres is said to be ready to adopt stronger antiterrorist measures. "There is no place for incitement and hysteria," Peres said. But, he promised, "there will be no compromise" when it comes to sabotage and terrorism...
...always allow officials to prevent local radicals from getting to Iraq - or causing mayhem in Europe - the British government wants to change the rules. British Home Secretary Charles Clarke last week announced plans to dramatically extend the state's powers to deal with suspected terrorists in Britain. Antiterrorist legislation introduced after Sept. 11 has allowed 11 foreign suspects to be held in high-security jails without charge or trial, a situation human-rights activists have dubbed "Britain's Guantánamo." The U.K.'s highest court of appeal in December declared that the measures unlawfully discriminate against non-British citizens...
...willing to testify if called, though he told TIME he thought the request "verges on the ridiculous" since he sees the commission's remit as probing the terrorist attack, not the election. Chirac and Schröder don't see involvement in Iraq as a litmus test for antiterrorist resolve. But both their governments reacted with notable reserve when Zapatero called the U.S. occupation "a disaster" and "a huge mistake," then yanked his troops, just as France and Germany were seeking to lower the temperature of the transatlantic dispute. The German opposition, which is now polling stronger than Schr...