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The terrorism trap
Barnet, Richard J. | December 2, 1996 issue

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The war on terrorism was a linchpin of U.S. President Bill Clinton's foreign policy rhetoric during his re-election campaign, and at his first post-election press conference the President has put it high on his list of international responsibilities. The war on terrorism is being used not only to unite the country behind a confused foreign policy but also to polish the President's image. But encouraging panic about international terrorism has dangerous consequences. The most obvious is that it creates a receptive political. climate for curbing civil liberties.

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INTERNATIONAL relations; TERRORISM -- Prevention; CIVIL rights; PRESIDENTS -- United States; CLINTON, Bill, 1946-; UNITED States
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