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  • The threat of soft-target terror attacks in Europe seems confirmed by the nationalities of recent Predator victims.

    Preventing the Next Mumbai Douglas Murray 2010

  • I say compensation culture, soft-target, nose in the trough, ready for retirement, one more big payout please.

    Whilst Rome Burns………… « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • The idea of a car bomb set to go off on a crowded street is what they call in homeland security parlance a soft-target situation.

    CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2007 2007

  • The idea of a car bomb set to go off on a crowded street is what they call in homeland security parlance a soft-target situation.

    CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2007 2007

  • "Once again, as in the budget, a ` soft-target 'is being used simply because it is politically expedient to do so."

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • They have the ability to soft-target Pakistani cities and civilians.

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • Extra attention would be paid to protect vital installations, Railways property, government buildings besides schools, which are considered a soft-target for the ultras, he said.

    Zee News : India National 2010

  • Extra attention would be paid to protect vital installations, Railways property, government buildings besides schools, which are considered a soft-target for the ultras, he said.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu commented on this threat in a video blog post entitled Schools Hacked: Students and Taxpayers Lose, where he points out the soft-target characteristics of school districts and similar organizations including local governments, not-for-profit-organizations, and small businesses that make them attractive to cyber-criminals.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Its victims include police officers and soldiers, soft-target symbols of the Thai state such as teachers, and Muslims it considers collaborators.

    Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami sheikyermami 2010

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