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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...ry of France|French military forces]]—members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen. The organization [[Is [[Suicide bomber]]s detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 America
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• J. Gordon Melton
  ...or the Study of American Religion]] and is currently a research specialist in [[religion]] and [[New Religious Movement]]s with the Department of [[Relig ...s, and almanacs on American religion and new religious movements. He lives in [[Santa Barbara, California]].
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• Asbestos
  ...re to asbestos is more likely to cause health problems, as asbestos exists in the ambient air at low levels, which itself does not cause health problems. ...late wiring for its [[electrical insulation]] at elevated temperature, and in buildings for its [[flame retardant|flame-retardant]] and insulating proper
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• Air safety
  ...ailures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air t ...tion]]. Of particular significance was the [[United States government role in civil aviation|Air Commerce Act 1926]], which required pilots and aircraft
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• Emergency management
  ...anizational level after the current level's resources have been exhausted. In the private sector, emergency management is sometimes referred to as [[busi ...Reduction|disaster risk reduction]], particularly for emergency management in a development management context. This focuses on the mitigation and prepar
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• Oktoberfest
  ...er to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every ...ays when the 1st Sunday is October 2nd and 18 days when it is October 1st. In 2010, the festival lasts exceptionally until the first October Monday, to m
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• List of terrorist incidents, 1980
  ...[government]] or its forces (see [[state terrorism]] and [[state-sponsored terrorism]]). ...ion significantly damages the [[Cuba]]n [[diplomatic consulate|consulate]] in [[Montreal]].
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• Letelier case
  ...ce]] [[DINA]] of the government of [[Augusto Pinochet]] was one among many in [[Operation Condor]]. [[Image:Letelier1975.jpg|thumb|right|Letelier in 1975.]]
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• Black Tom explosion
  ...t the [[materiel]] from being used by the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]] in [[World War I]].<ref name="fbi.gov">{{cite web |date= July 30, 2004|url = h ...the island and causeway, expanded the island with [[landfill]], resulting in the addition of the entire area to the limits of Jersey City. The area cont
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• 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
  | caption = Four of the restaurants in The Dalles affected by the attack ...ent was the first, and single largest [[bioterrorism|bioterrorist]] attack in United States history.<ref name="healthexperts" /><ref name="lewis">{{cite
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• 1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment
  |perps = unknown; possibly [[right-wing]] [[domestic terrorism|domestic terrorists]], although it is possible that claims of terrorist act ...attack was likened to the 1939 crash of the ''[[City of San Francisco]]'', in which a similar method killed 24 people. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/1
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• Terrorism insurance
  {{terrorism}} ...to cover their potential losses and liabilities that might occur due to [[terrorism|terrorist]] activities.
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• Radical chic
  ...rivolous political agitators. They are [[Ideology|ideologically]] invested in their cause of choice only so far as it advances their social standing. ...white elite circle.<ref>{{cite web |last=Foote |first=Timothy |title=Fish in the Brandy Snifter |date=1970-12-21 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]
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• Counter-terrorism
  {{terrorism}} ...itaries]], [[police department]]s and [[corporation]]s adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.
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• Tablighi Jamaat and allegations of terrorism
  ...[[Evangelism|evangelist]]s working among poor and poorly educated Muslims in British India.<ref name=USIoPeace> ...tates Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]'', pages 103-105</ref> In recent years, allegations and concerns have risen about whether, or how muc
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• History of terrorism
  {{terrorism}} ...iated, whether rightly or wrongly, with [[terrorism]]. Scholars agree that terrorism is a disputed term, and very few of those labelled terrorists describe them
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• Aircraft hijacking
  {{Terrorism}} ...name="B. Raman">{{cite web | author = B. Raman | title = PLANE HIJACKING: IN PERSPECTIVE | publisher = [[South Asia Analysis Group]] | date = 2000-01-02
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• Propaganda of the deed
  {{terrorism}} ...refers to the use of symbolic acts of violence against structural targets, in which the act is intended to evoke a broader meaning.
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• Guerrilla warfare
  ...illa warfare''' is a form of [[irregular warfare]] and refers to conflicts in which a small group of [[combatant]]s including, but not limited to, armed The term means "little war" in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and the word, ''guerrilla'', has been used to
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• Islam and violence
  ...ainst women ostensibly supported by Islam's tenets, references to violence in the [[Qur'an]], and acts of terrorisms motivated and/or justified by Islam. ...n-copenhagen-protest-reprinting-of-danish-cartoons.html Bloomberg: Muslims in Copenhagen Protest Reprinting of Danish Cartoons<!-- Bot generated title --
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