The attack on Mr. Cordiez sent chills through France, raising the specter of a new wave of public attacks carried out by individuals or small groups who may be acting with little connection to known terrorist groups.

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He noted the Christmas Day attempt as an example, saying the suspect had a U.S. visa but little history of involvement with terrorist groups.

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All the same, much of New York's recession, which started in early 2001, is due to national and global problems that have had little to do with the terrorist attacks.

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"I don't think this is a widespread phenomenon, and most of our people in this country -- and certainly most men and women in the military -- would not consider joining a terrorist network, " Little added.

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Ujjal Dosanjh, a Vancouver Liberal member of Parliament and long outspoken critic of Sikh extremism (once suffering a beating for it), said he was dismayed that this glorification of a terrorist was passed over with so little concern by the police, the politicians and the general public.

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Beyond capturing and holding accountable the terrorist responsible for those tragic events, there was little increase in security throughout Norway.

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Some in Israel's security establishment have privately expressed concerns that the increased traffic at Rafah could serve to allow more militants and weapons to cross in and out of Gaza and that it could ultimately serve to bolster the position of Hamas, which Israel and the United States consider a terrorist organization, but the Israeli government has said little publicly.

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