... the founders of the movement, warning about the rising threat of religious-extremist terrorism from that very quarter. A new slogan is now making the rounds, merchandised on bumper stickers, T- ... -- thus missing the point of what remains an essentially religious phenomenon. We seem to have beaten down the threat of Islamic terrorism, at least for now. The threat of Christian terrorism may be just ...

Curious indeed, how fast the public commentators raise the specter of religiously motivated terrorism in the case of Major Nidal Hassan — and never raise it in other instructive cases. It is an equal opportunity disease — though as far as I can find, no committed agnostic has ever engaged in killing others because

... . A worldwide audience will be reminded of the horrific details of those events, Specter said, while those "who are not involved one way or another who are watching what we do with Guantanamo, watching what ... has never acquitted an alleged terrorist. "The war against terrorism is going to be won in the minds and hearts of men. It is a battle of democracy versus fundamentalism, ...

... distrust that the public puts into practice is striking. Individuals threatened by terrorism become less trusting of others, even their own neighbors. Other studies have shown that they become less supportive of the rights of ... effects extend to immigrants and, as well, to a group entirely remote from the subject of terrorism: gay Americans. The specter of terrorist threat creates ruptures in our ...

... Fighting Terrorism Protection Act of 2009" H.R.1343 grants qualified ... takes reasonable action to prevent an act of terrorism; or (2) observes or receives a report of, and takes ... members of Congress to help secure our nation from domestic terrorism by passing both bills. The first bill (H.R ... one (S. 449) is sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter. Pray they be granted strength and wisdom as they fight ...

... 1970s - and examines the people who've been involved in terrorism analyses as well as the terrorists.  The most interesting aspect of this book ... mix those critics of nuclear energy and wants to use the specter of nuclear terrorism as an excuse to shut down nuclear power ... Jenkins thought in 1979 that the fact of nuclear terrorism might provoke a crackdown on civil liberties, to include increased ...

... protect the lives of its citizens from the threat of international terrorism. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) See also Netanyahu: ... " and its imminent complete annihilation. Today, the specter of such apocalyptic anti-Semitism has returned to haunt ... missiles, already operational, by embarking upon a large-scale terrorism campaign, or by having Hizbullah ignite a conflict on the Lebanese ...

... With John King Healthcare debate; Afghanistan; New York terrorism trials: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). Healthcare debate: Afghanistan; New York terrorism trials: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). (N) ... S. Bond (R-Mo.); Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.); Dr. Bernadine Healy, former director of the ... . KCBS Fareed Zakaria GPS Afghanistan, Pakistan; terrorism; U.S.-India relations: Indian Prime Minister ...

... serving as a spiritual compass for those involved in Islamist terrorism. A former commander of the Egyptian terrorist organization al- ... : Iraq (after the 2010 elections). Best idea: That countering terrorism requires more than counterterrorist forces (i.e., that it requires ... Al Gore in 2007. Since then, Pachauri has raised the specter of large-scale population displacement and the existential ...

... Amendment attorneys and by staffers in the offices of Sens. Arlen Specter, Charles Schumer and, lately, Patrick Leahy, the chairman of ... , lost a libel case to a rich Saudi terrorism financier who took exception to a few mentions of himself in a book she wrote ... Act of 2009 would at least mitigate some of that threat. Besides Sens. Specter and Schumer, its co-sponsors are Sens. Lieberman and Wyden. ...