terry anderson is free. he was the last of the american hostages held by pro-iranian terrorists in beirut, lebanon. in the beginning of the 90s terrorism was thought to be done. people likely to use terrorism to achieve political objectives were dead, in jail or part of the peace process. a syrian delegation is in washington today, ready to meet with israel to talk about middle east peace. we thought the 90s would be a time of peace. not only was the cold war over, we had won. we have before us the opportunity to forge a new world order, a world where the rule of law governs the conduct of nations. the world was changing, and it was an exciting time for those who really viewed america as the nation that would embrace globalization. but there were many people who didn t like that changing america. in maples, idaho about 40 miles from the canadian border federal marshals are surrounding a cabin, where a fugitive white supremacist named randy weaver is holed
Terry anderson is free. He was the last of the american hostages held by proiranian terrorists in beirut, lebanon. In the beginning of the 90s terrorism was thought to be done. People who were likely to use terrorism to achieve political objectives were dead, in jail or part of a new peace process. A syrian delegation is in washington today, ready to meet with israel to talk about middle east peace. We thought the 90s would be a time of peace. Not only was the cold war over, we had won. We have before us the opportunity to forge a new world order, a world where the rule of law governs the conduct of nations. The world was changing, and it was an exciting time for those who really viewed america as the nation that would embrace globalization. But there were many people who didnt like that changing america. In maples, idaho about 40 miles from the Canadian Border federal marshals are surrounding a cabin, where a fugitive white supremacist named randy weaver is holed up with his family. R
most people didn t know about it at all, but it actually did energize the radical right. the siege ended at 12:15 when randall weaver and his three children walked off the mountain after 11 days. there is all this tremendous ferment that is arising after the end of the cold war. this mind-set that the united states government is the enemy breeds almost the decade of violence. in langley, virginia today, right outside cia headquarters, a young man with a rifle opened fire on a number of people who were in their cars. no one would ever think that a situation like a shooting of cia personnel would happen on their front doorstep. the shooter escapes. two cia employees were shot to death in virginia. a pakistani suspect is reported to be back in pakistan. they figured out his name, aamir kazi. but they don t know where to peg him. who is he working for? what organization?
(RNS) NBA star Kyrie Irving’s recent conversion to Islam has brought new attention to the relationship between Muslim athletes and Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, when Muslims abstain from food and drink during the day.
“All praise is due to God, Allah, for this … for me, in terms of my faith and what I believe in, being part of the Muslim community, being committed to Islam,” the Brooklyn Nets guard said at an NBA news conference late last month. Irving said he is also “committed to all races and cultures, religions” and that having an understanding and respect for them is what he wants “as a foundation.”
there is all this tremendous ferment that is arising precisely because of the end of the cold war. this mindset that the united states government is the enemy breeds almost a decade of violence. in langley, virginia today, right outside cia headquarters, a young man with a rifle opened fire on a number of people who were in their cars. no one would ever think that a situation like a shooting of cia personnel would happen on their front doorstep. the shooter escapes. two cia employees were shot to death in virginia. a pakistani suspect is reported to be back in pakistan. they figure out his name, aamir kazi. but they don t know where to peg him. who is he working for? what organization? in the 1970s we were dealing with terrorist groups. in this case there was no group that could be identified. this was the actions of one single individual.