“I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.” StatesActionUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryInternationalTerrorismConvincedMilitary ActionInternational Terrorism Author:Barbara Lee
“There are people, particularly in the United States with which I am most familiar, who would say how ironic that Tehran would be the sponsor of an anti-terrorism conference, because there are people who say that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.” PeopleStatesWould BeUnitedUnited StatesTerrorismFamiliarIranIronicConferencesSponsorsTehranAnti Terrorism Author:Cynthia McKinney
“If you're Chris Christie, who is governor of New Jersey, a state that obviously was impacted by 9/11, this gives you an opportunity to talk about how, as governor, you had to deal with terrorism and security issues.” IfsGivingStatesOpportunityDealsIssuesSecurityTerrorismGovernorsJerseyNew JerseyChristie Author:Amy Walter
“So long as there is an Israeli occupation in Palestine and so long as U.S. policy is biased, the so-called terrorism that the United States fears will escalate because the mistakes of U.S. foreign policy are pouring oil on fire.” LongStatesUnitedMistakeUnited StatesFirePolicyTerrorismOilOccupationForeign PolicyPalestineIsraeliPouringBiasedIsraeli Occupation Author:Khaled Mashal
“Any one who speaks in favor of bringing the Arab refugees back must also say how he expects to take the responsibility for it, if he is interested in the state of Israel. It is better that things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen.” IfsStatesHappensSpeakResponsibilityIsraelTerrorismFavorsRefugeeCleansingZionistZionismEthnic Cleansing Author:Golda Meir
“Israel was born out of Jewish terrorism. Jewish terrorists hanged two British sergeants and booby-trapped their corpses.” StatesNationsBornHistoryJewIsraelTerrorismIsraeli Author:Gerald Kaufman
“Islamist-jihadist terrorism-a plague that has spread to almost every corner of the world-creates painful dilemmas for the peoples and decision makers who confront it. Its rapid, shape-shifting advance has sometimes confounded efforts to comprehend its origins, motives, and aims. Its sophistication in exploiting liberal values poses challenges and difficulties for the Western world, and for liberal democratic states in general, in attaining effective and balanced counter-terrorism policies.” WorldSometimesStatesValuesChallengesDecisionEffortPolicyShapesDifficultyAimDemocraticWesternPainfulCornersSpreadTerrorismMotiveMakersBalancedPlagueRapidsShiftingDilemmaSophisticationWestern WorldIslamistsDecision MakersCorners Of The WorldCounter Terrorism Author:Boaz Ganor
“There is an international disease which feeds on the notion that if you have a cause to defend, you can use any means to further your cause, since the end justifies the means. As an international community, we must oppose this notion, whether it be in Canada, in the United States, or anywhere else. No cause justifies violence as long as the system provides for change by peaceful means.” IfsMeanLongEndsStatesUseCausesCommunityUnitedUnited StatesViolenceDiseaseNotionInternationalTerrorismPeacefulCanadaJustifyInternational CommunityEnds Justify The Means Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Serious research and development efforts are required to produce technologies, strategies, organizations, and trained personnel who can go into failed states, work with our allies and friends, and promote the political and economic reforms that will meet popular needs and reduce the sources of terrorism and conflict.” NeedsStatesPoliticalEffortTechnologyEconomicProduceSeriousSourceDevelopmentConflictResearchOrganizationStrategyTerrorismReformAlliesPersonnelResearch And DevelopmentEconomic Reforms Author:Wesley Clark
“[A]t the beginning of November 2001, there was a series of meetings between White House advisers and senior Hollywood executives with the aim of co-ordinating the war effort and establishing how Hollywood could help in the "war against terrorism" by getting the right ideological message across not only to Americans, but also to the Hollywood public around the globe the ultimate empirical proof that Hollywood does in fact function as an "ideological state apparatus.” DoeWarStatesFactsHelpingHouseWhiteEffortMessagesHollywoodUltimateFunctionAimMeetingsSeriesTerrorismProofExecutivesWhite HouseGlobesSeniorIdeologicalNovemberAdviser Book:Welcome to the Desert of the Real!: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates Source: Welcome to the Desert of the Real!: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates
“Now, for the moment, we are safe. The only kind of international violence that worries most people in the developed countries is terrorism: from imminent heart attack to a bad case of hangnail in fifteen years flat. We are very lucky people--but we need to use the time we have been granted wisely, because total war is only sleeping. All the major states are still organized for war, and all that is needed for the world to slide back into a nuclear confrontation is a twist of the kaleidoscope that shifts international relations into a new pattern of rival alliances.” PeopleWorldNeedsYearsHeartKindHas BeensStillsWarCountryStatesMomentsUseSleepCasesWorryViolenceNeededLuckySafeMajorsRelationInternationalPatternsTerrorismNuclearGrantedOrganizedFlatsFifteenTwistsRivalsSlidesAlliancesConfrontationInternational RelationsTotal WarFifteen YearsHeart AttackKaleidoscopeDeveloped Country Author:Gwynne Dyer