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- noun
Counter-terrorism .
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- adjective intended to prevent terrorism
Etymologies
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Examples
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O'BRIEN: With Osama bin Laden still at large and a U.S. and Iraqi military attack against insurgents expected soon in Iraq, what will a second term counterterror agenda look like?
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Their adversaries combined bombing and strafing with ground campaigns of annihilation, or "counterterror":
THE NEWS BLOG 2005
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Who knows how many Americans are aware of disappearances which terrify a population along with targeted assassinations that come from foreign military or security forces that are seeking to enforce "counterterror" measures.
Signs of the Times 2010
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Who knows how many Americans are aware of disappearances which terrify a population along with targeted assassinations that come from foreign military or security forces that are seeking to enforce "counterterror" measures.
Signs of the Times 2010
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Imagine a nation where individuals listed as leading "counterterror" organizations come from the Islamic supremacist Muslim Brotherhood and view Israeli children to be legitimate targets of Jihadists.
Spero News 2009
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He was the general in charge of "counterterror" in Dagestan.
The Jawa Report 2009
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Earlier this month, the United States criticized Pakistan's counterterror efforts, saying the country had no clear path to defeating Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants in the border region.
Taliban Stages Yet Another Deadly Attack on Pakistani Navy 2011
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Earlier this month, the United States criticized Pakistan's counterterror efforts, saying the country had no clear path to defeating Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants in the border region.
Taliban Stages Yet Another Deadly Attack on Pakistani Navy 2011
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"In a sense what we have here is internal discussion," the counterterror official said.
New Details In The Bin Laden Docs: Portrait Of A Fugitive Micro-Manager The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The new military aid, which is contingent on congressional approval, is expected to amount to more than $2 billion over five years, would pay for equipment Pakistan can use for counterinsurgency and counterterror operations.
U.S. Plans Increased Military Aid for Pakistan Adam Entous 2010
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