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...Laden, then it is part of an ongoing low-intensity war. Bin Laden is waging a 'jihad' or 'holy war' whose aim is to terrorize the U.S. into withdrawing entirely from the Middle East and Gulf region. U.S. personnel have traditionally worked with allied intelligence agencies for years to thwart the Bin Laden threat and take down his networks. Now the U.S. will escalate its campaign, and punish any states that may have assisted Bin Laden. But this "war" is a complex combination of intelligence, security, diplomatic and military maneuvers that is unlikely to involve large-scale troop commitments...
...certainly understandable why Duncan M. Currie ’04 would come to the incorrect conclusion that the Sept. 11 terrorist attack and the inability of U.S. security to thwart it somehow justify Israeli attacks on Palestinians (Opinion, “Vindicating Israel’s War on Terror,” Sept. 17). We are a very vulnerable, hurt, fearful and vindictive country following the deaths of thousands of citizens. But we cannot let these emotions cloud our sense when it comes to the Israeli occupation and military actions...
...They could thwart the security by having a baggage handler put the material aboard the plane. That link is being investigated,” he said...
Officers saluting the Secretary in the corridors of the Pentagon but working behind the scenes to thwart him--this was something that didn't often happen 25 years ago. The CLASSIFIED stamp on Rumsfeld's plan was hardly dry before copies found their way to Capitol Hill. By Aug. 3, it was apparent that lawmakers from both parties would bury any cuts he proposed. Republicans were locked and loaded; Democrats pretended to be sympathetic, just for fun. Says Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, a former Army officer: "He was sailing into the teeth of a storm everywhere he looked...
...everyone is thrilled with Ybor City?s latest attraction. Last weekend, protesters gathered on the district?s streets wearing bandannas, gas masks and Groucho Marx-style glasses and moustaches - anything to hide their features and thwart the cameras. "Digitize this!" one of them shouted, thrusting a finger into the camera lens...