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• Petroleum
  ...was first used in the treatise ''De Natura Fossilium'', published in 1546 by the [[Germany|German]] mineralogist [[Georg Bauer]], also known as Georgius ...y variable between different [[oil fields]] and ranges from as much as 97% by weight in the lighter oils to as little as 50% in the heavier oils and [[bi
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• Depleted uranium
  ...can be distinguished from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.o ...tentially contaminate wide areas around the impact sites or can be inhaled by civilians and military personnel.<ref name="ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">Mitsakou C, E
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• Asbestos
  Six minerals are defined by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] as "asbestos" includi ...uch as the [[vermiculite]] containing [[zonolite]] insulation manufactured by [[W.R. Grace and Company]]. These minerals are thought to be no less harmfu
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• Air safety
  ...n-miles), making it one of the safest modes of transportation, as measured by distance traveled. ...son-miles), is safe compared to some other forms of transport, if measured by distance traveled.
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• Emergency management
  ...e occurred. In general, any Emergency management is the continuous process by which all individuals, groups, and communities manage [[:category:hazards|h ...n EU countries the term [[Crisis Management]] emphasises the political and security dimension rather than measures to satisfy the immediate needs of the civili
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• Electronic health record
  ...mat that is capable of being shared across different health care settings, by being embedded in network-connected enterprise-wide information systems. Su EHR systems are claimed to help reduce medical errors by providing healthcare workers with decision support.{{Citation needed|date=D
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• 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
  | caption = Four of the restaurants in The Dalles affected by the attack ...icials were [[indictment|indicted]] and served 29&nbsp;months in a minimum-security [[federal prison]].
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• Assassination of George Tiller
  ...[[United States]] to perform [[late-term abortion]]s, was shot and killed by '''Scott Roeder''', an [[anti-abortion]] activist. Tiller was killed durin ...armor]], as he had been since 1998, when the FBI told him he was targeted by anti-abortion extremists.<ref name=guardian010609>{{Cite news |work=[[The G
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• Militant
  ...ews]</ref><ref>[http://hnn.us/articles/832.html Third Article on Terrorism by Jews]</ref>, or of any other religious subscription. ...p://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-1118403.html ''[[The Washington Post]]'', by Howard Kurtz, March 30, 1990.]</ref>
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...specific acts of terror. [[Foreign internal defense]] (FID) is a term used by several countries{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} for programs either to ...rism. The [[US military]] definition, compatible with the definitions used by [[NATO]] and many other militaries, is "Operations that include the offensi
  54 KB (7,364 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2010
• Internet and terrorism
  ...is also widely accepted that all Foreign Terrorist Organisation’s listed by the U.S. Department of State website have established an online presence of ...public interest really been focussed on terrorists and the internet shown by the large number of articles examining the issue in the media which primari
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• Insurgency
  ...inst a constituted authority (for example, an authority recognised as such by the [[United Nations]]) when those taking part in the rebellion are not rec ...with the [[law]] of the land, its use is neutral. However when it is used by a state or another authority under threat, "insurgency" often also carries
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• Definitions of terrorism
  A 2003 study by Jeffrey Record for the [[United States Army|US Army]] quoted a source (Schm ...hist writer [[Johann Most]] helped popularize the modern sense of the word by dispensing "advice for terrorists" in the 1880s.<ref name="Crenshaw44">Cren
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• Terrorism
  ...desire for social solidarity with other members of their organization than by political platforms or strategic objectives, which are often murky and unde ...e against opponents (such use of force may itself be described as "terror" by opponents of the state).<ref name=tws11janx33225/><ref name=tws11jan757>{{c
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• Aircraft hijacking
  ...flown the aircraft themselves. In at least one case, a plane was hijacked by the official pilot.<ref>{{cite news | title = Air China pilot hijacks his o ...her for monetary ransom or for some political or administrative concession by authorities. Motives vary from demanding the release of certain [[Incarcera
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• Islam and violence
  ...lence in the [[Qur'an]], and acts of terrorisms motivated and/or justified by Islam. ...am demand it to be a "[[Religion of peace]]" with violence being regulated by laws of Jihad, Islam has been criticised for its followers exhibiting intol
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• Transnational organized crime
  ...t has been argued, national and international criminal groups threaten the security of all nations. ...international crime, such as crimes against humanity, may be investigated by the [[International Criminal Court]], but it does not have the power to tak
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• Taliban
  ...iers in Afghanistan, including 34,000 U.S. troops, and some 150,000 Afghan security forces. '''They face an estimated 7,000 to 11,000 insurgents''', according |opponents = [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]] (led by [[NATO]])<br />[[Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom]]
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• Al-Qaeda
  ...esignated as terrorist group by [[European Union|EU]] [[Common Foreign and Security Policy]]<ref name=EUTerrorList>{{Cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls ...rs-badly-needed-1151963690 |title=The Al Qaeda Clubhouse: Members lacking, By Ken Silverstein (Harper's Magazine) |publisher=Harpers.org |date= |accessda
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• Ken Alibek
  ...tedly advised the [[U.S. Congress]] and other governments on biotechnology issues. He is Chief Executive Officer of [[AFG Biosolutions Inc.]] (USA) and Presi ...his selection to work for [[Biopreparat]], the secret BW program overseen by the Soviet Union’s [[Council of Ministers of the USSR|Council of Minister
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