03/12/1989
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"We will not be intimidated by the brutal action of these barbaric people."
"It shows the evil nature of the enemy we face."
"The murder of Paul shows the evil nature of the enemy we face. These are barbaric people. There's no justification whatsoever for his murder."
"There are al Qaeda terrorists inside Iraq. Senior members of Iraqi intelligence and al Qaeda had met at least eight times since the early 1990s."