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...include thousands of members spread throughout dozens of countries, are simply not that difficult to undertake. It is as easy as a well-placed sniper, a car filled with homemade explosives or an envelope of anthrax. Even U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admits, “You cannot defend at every place, at every time, against every conceivable, imaginable—even unimaginable—terrorist attack...
...attack of Sept. 11 brought the U.S. into a new era of uncertainty and wariness. We have been forced to defend our system of government, including our political liberties and freedom of expression, against attack from abroad. But as it tries to unify the nation, the Bush administration must not go so far as to stifle dissent. The current political climate, like all else in American life, is tense and volatile. It would be a dangerous step to create a political climate that is not conducive to airing differences of opinion. The administration should uphold democratic values by encouraging debate...
...ethical reasons, Muslims will support the global initiative against terrorism. But there is a growing perception that autocrats of all types will seize the opportunity to prop up their regimes and deal a severe blow to democratic movements. Russian President Vladimir Putin will use it to defend atrocities in Chechnya, Israel to defend its intransigence and Malaysia its detentions without trial...
...beliefs configured in the epic conception of the world that fundamentalism has established in the area. For many Muslims influenced by fundamentalist claims, this war is the Holy War against the infidel Occidental World represented by America, and they are prepared to lose their own lives in order to defend their cause...
...another echo of recent headlines, he also said the University must honor those who defend freedom. In a recent visit to the Undergraduate Council, he expressed support for the Reserve Officer Training Corps, but did not directly state that he supported its reintroduction on campus...