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as-salamu ‘alaykum, Two homegrown terrorists made separate appearances before the court charged with being in possession of an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose. The 22 chemical components recovered by police are believed to be the largest haul ever found at a house in this country. Mrs Christiana Buchanan, who appeared for the prosecution in the case, alleged the pair had ?some kind of masterplan?. She said a search of one of the defendant’s home had uncovered rocket launchers, chemicals,…

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From The American Conservative, July 18, 2005 Issue The Logic of Suicide Terrorism It?s the occupation, not the fundamentalism Scott McConnell caught up with Associate Professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago, whose book on suicide terrorism, Dying to Win, is beginning to receive wide notice. Pape has found that the most common American perceptions about who the terrorists are and what motivates them are off by a wide margin. In his office is the world?s largest database of…

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