terrorist
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Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he drew backlash for comments in which he called the hijackers “not cowardly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It called for more effective cooperation on countering money laundering and terrorist financing, and for officials to send more requests to identify and seek the seizure of criminal assets abroad.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Eisenkot has dismissed regime change as a fantasy and has said he’d prefer to sway Tehran’s behavior—away from supporting terrorist groups and developing nuclear weapons—through economic pressure.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron called it a "racist terrorist attack" and anti-racism demonstrations have been held around France.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
What if the prosecutors, hoping to justify Zeitoun’s incarceration, tried to make a case against him—a connection, any distant connection, to some terrorist activity?
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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"All of a sudden, you see on the news the five suspected terrorists have been released," the husband said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When he was searching for the terrorists room by room in the hotel, he told members of his team to take food from the minibars to stay nourished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
What the officials told the world to do was to come shop” and support lower Manhattan to show the terrorists that the city — and America — had resolve.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The committee had several recommendations to reduce the threat posed by such terrorists.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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