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Jim Saxton: “I would just quickly make one final point, and that is that acts of terrorism, we know now, are not carried out in a…”

On the recordAugust 7, 1998
I would just quickly make one final point, and that is that acts of terrorism, we know now, are not carried out in a vacuum. They are part of an overall plan to destabilize some kind of activity. I would suggest that, in this case, Mr. Speaker, it appears that it is an activity to destabilize our overseas international operations. I think the American people ought to be aware that it is not just an act. It is a planned covert activity that is being carried out in general against our country.
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Discussing the nature of terrorism and its impact on U.S. international operations.

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