Word: terrorism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...during the Western campaign to oust the Soviet army from Afghanistan. In 1990 the U.S. Congress passed a resolution denying all economic and military aid to Pakistan over suspicions that it was developing nuclear weapons. Three years later, Washington threatened to place Pakistan on the list of states supporting terrorism--a move that would have cut the country off from most outside investment and lending. Bhutto's recent efforts to improve relations by cooperating with the U.S. on terror and drug investigations have outraged even moderate Pakistanis, who felt their government kowtowed to Washington by extraditing Ramzi Yousef within...
...climate of terror has silenced the discourse of everyday life. Some Algerians refuse to make appointments on the telephone because they believe phone-company employees monitor calls on behalf of the G.I.A. Spies and betrayal are everywhere. "Fourteen of my military classmates have been assassinated," says an army captain. "Someone in the military tipped off the terrorists...
Having rejected compromise, the government has consigned the country to living with its balance of terror, trapped in a hell of anarchy and bloodshed. The fundamentalists appear determined to fight indefinitely. "Our weapon is time," warned a letter recently delivered to Major Mohammed's barracks. "Time is on our side. We are waiting for you." The letter was signed: G.I.A...
...White House's vigor on this matter was justified if a bit extraordinary. Iran is undoubtedly the single largest threat to the Middle East's regional stability. In addition to its tireless campaign to produce weapons of mass-destruction, Iran sponsors Islamist terror worldwide, most notably of last in Algeria and the West Bank...
These were my thoughts three years ago when I comped Crimson photography. Who needs a photography class, I thought. What better opportunity than a daily newspaper to learn one's trade, where you can get right down into the trenches and capture real life. Action! Drama! Terror! Pathos! Do for the Crimson what Cartier-Bresson did for the world of documentary photography. A Pulitzer by Senior year? Not impossible. Just keep those eyes open...