Fundamentally confused: France
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France has close ties to Algeria, but the Air France hijacking has increased fears that terrorism backed by Islamic fundamentalists will spread to French soil. The government is attempting to support the Algerian military regime without alienating the fundamentalists who may come to power.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
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Degrees of terror
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The US government and media sensationalize the arrest of a few terrorists and worry about this new threat to the country. In fact, politically motivated terrorism has been around a long time and US urban homicide rates greatly exceed those in foreign terrorist enclaves.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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The lord protector
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US attorney-general John Ashcroft's role has been transformed since the terrorist attacks on the US, and he is now a powerful figure. Ashcroft is zealous in his fight against terrorism, and most ordinary Americans support his tough stance.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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