Since the September 11 attacks, Spain has arrested about 40 suspected Islamic terrorists.

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Moreover, the US has successfully prevented multiple attempts by Islamic terrorists to carry out additional mass terror attacks on US territory.

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Prosecutors say he was the leader of a group of Spaniards who obtained explosives and provided them to the alleged Islamic terrorists.

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El Pais, Spain's most widely circulated newspaper, cited unnamed anti-terror sources Wednesday as saying they believe there is a chance -- albeit small -- that Islamic terrorists would strike in Spain.

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And then make it clear that what that means is this is a small group of people, Islamic terrorists, who have defiled a great religion, that the vast majority of people who are Islamic, the vast majority of people who are Arabs, the vast majority of people living in these countries are good people.

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Brennan met privately around the time of the NYU speech with another advocate of ignoring the Islamic motivation driving many terrorists.

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