Word: terrorization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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YOUR ARTICLE ON SHOKO ASAHARA AND the toxic attack on Tokyo's subway system [Cover, April 3] presents another disturbing example of how a society can be held virtual hostage by extremists dedicated to carrying out their agenda through random acts of terror...
EVERY DECENT CITIZEN IS SURELY AFFRONTED by the picture of Asahara on your cover. It may sell magazines, but doesn't the press have a moral responsibility not to glamourize terrorism? Rest assured that your choice of cover picture will inspire like-minded individuals to gain worldwide publicity by perpetrating their own acts of terror...
...Israel and the occupied territories, from Hizbollah in Lebanon to Sheikh Rahman and friends in New Jersey, have wreaked havoc on civilian targets in the name of Islam. States across the Middle East from Iran to the Sudan have proved themselves able and willing to sponsor this brand of terror throughout the West...
...even if Muslim extremists are found to be responsible, we must redouble our efforts to resist the sloppy and hateful logic that associates all Muslims and Arabs with acts of terror. During the first few hours after the bombing in Oklahoma City, the Arab American Council in New York received no fewer than 16 bomb threats. This only underscores the fact that Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim prejudice is, regrettably, alive and well in our society. We must not tolerate this ugly and insidious brand of racism...
Saying "We are working very hard to strengthen the ability of the United States to resist acts of terror," President Clinton ordered far morestringent security measuresto be put in place at all federal buildings in Washington. In the last two days, bomb threats have been made in seven other cities. All international airports remain in a heightened state of alert. On Capitol Hill, Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde said he will toughen the Clinton administration's anti-terrorism bill to prevent members of terrorist organizations from entering the country. Clinton's proposed legislation would make terrorist acts within...