Word: panic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...slow down the attackers, as the mounting casualties of terrorism in Israel attest. But the point is to reclaim a sense of control in a situation that is far beyond the control of individual citizens. And that is essential. Terrorists want to frighten us, and we are scared. But panic and paralysis--those we can deny them...
...later, Islamabad sealed off the frontier crossings, to block any new wave of refugees trying to get in before an expected U.S. attack against terrorist targets. At the Chaman frontier post southeast of Kandahar, and at Torkham, about 600 km north in the Khyber Pass, there were scenes of panic. When Afghans started crawling through the barbed-wire fencing, the Pakistani police attacked with whips and clubs, herding frightened families back across the border like dumb cattle. Some enraged Afghans responded with a barrage of stones. Others headed toward the old smugglers' routes through the mountains. Some may succeed...
...greatest destructive force of biological weapons depends on the panic and ensuing chaos caused by their initial release. Rational, careful planning can ensure that any biological attack is contained before it has the chance to replicate its terror...
...really proud of how the whole team didnt panic, said Staph, who finished the drive with a three-yard endzone plunge. You say things when youre down 10 points like, Keep your heads up, were gonna win this, but its amazing that we actually...
...rash of e-mail forwards and newspaper articles inspired local, but limited, panic and several students left the area while police presence was beefed up at the Harvard football game on Saturday...