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...doing in the war on terrorism that it would be doing if it weren't in Iraq? We are supporting a fiercely antiterrorist democratic government in Afghanistan, hunting al-Qaeda in the impossible terrain on the Pakistani frontier, coordinating with just about every secret service in the world to disrupt terrorist communications, movement and funding. What is it about Iraq that "distracts...
...people. "I have always maintained that we need to carry public opinion to make a success of the peace process," Singh warned as he appealed for calm. "Anything that comes in the way of public opinion?and certainly these incidents, if they get repeated?has the potential to disrupt the peace process...
...would have been a turning point in the five-year-old gulf war. By late last week, however, oil-industry experts concluded that although Iraqi jets had managed to penetrate the heavily defended southeastern, landward side of the complex known as "T terminal," the strike would not seriously disrupt the oil exports on which Iran's economy relies. Correspondent John Borrell recently spent nine days in Iran and came away with, among other impressions, the belief that Iran, under the rule of its Shi'ite Muslim theocracy, has not weakened in its resolve to carry on the war. His report...
...Germans have Grenzschutzgruppe (GSG-9), the elite commandos of the Border Protection Group. The Soviets have special forces (known as Spetsnaz) attached to every Red Army unit to perform intelligence gathering and to operate behind enemy lines. In Afghanistan, small (ten-to-15-man) Spetsnaz teams have begun to disrupt the ability of the rebel mujahedin to move freely at night on their supply trails. Israel also has special forces attached to every military unit...
...security at most major airports has been beefed up since the TWA hijacking. In Tokyo, all approaches to Narita Airport are monitored, and each arriving car, passenger and possession is scrutinized. Nevertheless, local radicals made two attempts to disrupt flight operations last year. Even if airports could be converted into safety vacuums, says Richard Lally, director of security for the Air Transport Association of America, "the threat is always changing. It could be sabotage or hijacking or assault." It is that chilling uncertainty that places a potentially deadly weapon in the hands of determined terrorists. --By John Moody. Reported...