Word: extremist
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...have not pinpointed the sniper's weapon. But investigators appear particularly interested in individuals known to possess a Colt AR-15, the civilian version of the M-16 infantry rifle, or a Sturm-Ruger Mini-14 rifle. Both are semiautomatic rifles, popular with target shooters, criminals and some domestic extremist groups...
...they taking it out on the East? Bombings in Manila, Zamboanga and Karachi, in the wake of a particularly horrific blast in Bali, provided the answer: Asia offers the softest targets, often because its governments and police forces lack either the will or the way to crack down on extremist groups. In Bali last week, tourists and locals alike were outraged by revelations the Indonesian government ignored warnings from the U.S. that groups linked to al-Qaeda were active in the country. (The British and Australian governments denied allegations they had been told about a possible attack in Bali.) President...
...Extremist currents remain on the fringes of Indonesian Islam, but they appear to have been tolerated by a mainstream increasingly suspicious of U.S. intentions - an inclination shared by many Indonesian nationalists long hostile to agendas emanating from Washington. Megawati, like every Indonesian leader since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998, has a tenuous grip on power maintained through balancing the interests of rival political parties and the military. That has left her reluctant to engage in a battle that might turn even moderate Muslims against...
...voice among many in Megawati's divided cabinet, where some ministers have been urging a crackdown on extremist groups. The Bali bombing is likely to strengthen their case by alienating the Indonesian public, for whom the impact of the catastrophic blow to the nation's all-important tourist industry will be felt most acutely in their pocket books. It's also a direct challenge both to Megawati's own regime and its relationship with the West, as well as to the military's ability to maintain domestic security...
...remained unclear, for now, whether the Kuwaiti gunmen acted on instructions from al-Qaeda or some local equivalent, or on their own. But senior officials in Kuwait revealed that Kandari and Hajiri had spent time in Afghanistan and were known to be Muslim fundamentalists with connections to "certain extremist groups." The authoritative Asharq al Awsat daily published in London quoted Kuwaiti sources saying that the men were probably linked to bin Laden's network. Arab commentators see the attack in Kuwait and Yemen as a sign that al-Qaeda sleeper cells have been activated. Kandari and Hajiri would certainly...