Word: bomb
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...second sanctions bill also looked unpalatable when Republican Senator Alfonse d'Amato proposed it last year. The bill languished until the bomb attacks on U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia and the suspicious explosion of TWA Flight 800 last month. After that a version affecting only new investment of more than $40 million in petroleum development sailed through Congress unopposed. Senator Orrin Hatch reflects the mood of many Republicans when he says, "I don't find it acceptable that our key allies don't agree with us about dealing with terrorism. As long as our allies invest in terrorist states, that...
...learned how to handle it. This doesn't seem to be the case in the U.S. As one of the most influential countries in the world and a global player in international politics, America is not only vulnerable, but a first-class target for extremist forces. Before the bomb attacks on the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City, the U.S. had been spared. I deeply hope the latest tragic episodes will not be a turning point to bringing more terror. THOMAS LEIB Bayreuth, Germany...
...more positive readings? Instead of a conclusion, these findings just lead to more speculation. Other tests for explosives at the local lab in Calverton have resulted in false positive tests for explosives. The FBI will have to gather a lot more evidence before they can say definitively that a bomb or a missile destroyed the plane." Such evidence would be crucial to any court case, meaning that divers will continue their grim search off the coast of Long Island for some time to come. -->