The perplexity for the West lies in dealing with aggressors who hold values contrary to its own…. Congruent with their own views but in jarring discord with the West, terrorists invoke eternity and apocalypse, rather than the language and tactics of conventional political debate or economic competition.

Keywords:
Afghanistan, Al, Qaeda, Bush, Europe, Osama, bin, Laden, September, Taliban
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