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...laundry list of the infamous. Among them: Islamic Jihad, thought responsible for Sunday's killing of 19 Israelis; Hizbollah, suspected in the 1983 suicide bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut; Abu Nidal; Hamas; Black September; the Fatah Revolutionary Council; the Palestine Liberation Front; and the outlawed Jewish extremist group Kach. In Jerusalem, a Kach spokesman today warned: "We intend to fight Clinton in every possible...
...Farrakhan? Two months before Malcolm's assassination, Farrakhan, now NOI's head and the most influential extremist voice in black politics, wrote in the Nation's newspaper that "the die is set and Malcolm shall not escape. Such a man is worthy of death." (Three men were jailed after the murder, but no coherent explanation of their culpability ever emerged, and most scholars now think two of them were innocent.) Farrakhan has always maintained his + innocence of the deed and in fact has been apologetic for creating what he calls an atmosphere of hatred. Still, he has been recorded condoning...
Philippine police today arrested two men in what the government called a Muslim extremist plot against Pope John Paul II, who was visiting Manila as part of a four-nation tour of Asia. Manila press reports said police are searching for about 20 foreigners in the alleged conspiracy, which reportedly targeted U.S. airlines. Two Pakistani men allegedly involved in the plot were arrested last Friday near the residence of the Vatican ambassador. Police sources told Manila reporters that the men had bomb-making materials in their hotel rooms. Police reportedly are now seeking a 26-year-old Kuwaiti-born "electronics...
...said proportional representation has led to polarization in city politics. Voters are forced to choose extremist candidates in the hopes that their political platforms will be preserved if votes are transferred, Cyr said...
Instead White House aides glimpsed an opportunity. Helms' blast -- the second reckless salvo from the archconservative Republican in four days -- offered Clinton a chance to point out how extremist Republicans can be. His public reaction was carefully studied: calling Helms' comments "unwise and inappropriate," the President suggested that Republicans might want to examine whether Helms was fit to serve as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "That's a decision for them to make," said Clinton...