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...safe. Tears not only of relief but also of sorrow were shed for the many parents who have little to rejoice about. The spontaneous generosity of those who are giving aid to tsunami victims has once again highlighted our common humanity. It contrasts sharply with the smallness of the terrorists, whose sole legacy for the world is hatred, destruction and death. Our praise goes to those who think of others, not just themselves. Jon Ralph Cape Town The spontaneity and abundance of tsunami-relief aid from the world over are beyond my wildest dreams. That generosity reinforces the faith...
Many of the secret activities are run by the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Fla., whose 50,000 commandos have the green light to launch missions against terrorists. The command also maintains a clandestine force of several hundred undercover spies, who specialize, for example, in planting electronic sensors or scouting terrorist targets for attack. Nicknamed the Army of Northern Virginia because it is based at Fort Belvoir, outside Washington, the unit is so secretive that it frequently changes its name to throw off outsiders trying to track it. Known in the early 1980s as the Intelligence Support Activity...
...Responsibility for the attack on the patrol was quickly claimed by Abu Musab al Zarqawi's al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group. Officials in Canberra claimed the vehicles were not hit specifically because they were Australian, but a post boasting of the attack on a Zarqawi-linked website noted the soldiers' nationality. Even if the intention had been to strike U.S. or Iraqi troops, the men who triggered the bomb by remote control would have known they were about to hit Australians, who wear distinctive camouflage fatigues and drive different vehicles from the Americans. Several times, when this Australian reporter...
After discussions with Rockefeller, most of the schools accepted its new language as well. Rockefeller added clarifying language a few weeks ago explaining the meaning of “terrorist activity,” but it was Ford’s language that served as the main lightning rod for criticism all along...
Andre Oliver, Rockefeller’s communications director, said that their new language was intended to bring the foundation in line with Executive Order 13224—issued just after Sept. 11, 2001 to block funding to terrorist organizations—and other subsequent federal regulations on financing terrorism...