Word: terroristic
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...pizza by attentive G-men. These were not spontaneous acts of kindness. The FBI was sending a message to Saddam that his people could not move without being monitored by Uncle Sam. Bureau officials believe this breathe-down-their-necks strategy may keep Iraq and its sympathizers from hatching terrorist plots...
Some experts further argue that an indirect hit on Saddam could be justified in situations short of general war. They contend that terrorism can be viewed as a species of armed attack, legitimizing self-defense in the form of military action against terrorists and their sponsors. That was the justification for the 1986 U.S. air raid against Libya, during which planes hit several places where Muammar Gaddafi was known to have lived. Planners insisted that they were not targeting Gaddafi -- that might have been a bit too close to assassination -- but aiming at terrorist command-and-control centers. If Gaddafi...
...terrorist attack would be one way for him to lash out. According to U.S. intelligence officials, suspected terrorists have been seen casing U.S. and Saudi facilities in various places around the world. Two weeks ago, Riyadh expelled an undisclosed number of Iraqi, Jordanian and Yemeni diplomats for allegedly spying on foreign forces and passing the information on to Baghdad and terrorist groups. To tighten security, the U.S. military has moved some of its troops from hotels to more remote quarters. Security around Saudi oil fields and refineries has also been stepped...
...eight-year revolution against France, Ben Bella (known as Aminedi, or Invisible One) became Algeria's first President in 1963. Ineffective in office, he was overthrown in a 1965 coup and spent 14 years under house arrest. Ben Bella, 73, could have returned earlier but risked being arrested for terrorist attacks that the government said were carried out by activists loyal to his exile group. He also said he would like to form a new coalition to challenge the long-ruling National Liberation Front. "We have huge problems," he said. "I hope I can do something to restore our dreams...
...wouldn't be impossible for Iraqi terrorists to execute such a disaster. Yes, the chances are slim, but only last August the Pentagon prohibited journalists from reporting the names or where-abouts of American soldiers in the Gulf. That policy has since been changed, but many reporters suspected that Pentagon officials feared terrorist reprisals on families in this country...