"It's an exceptional situation where there are no indigenous terror groups and a highly controlled population, just as Iraq was until Saddam was kicked out, " Stone told The Times newspaper.

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Militarily, the desire to "strengthen" Fatah has led to a situation where Israel has almost completely stopped its operations against Fatah terror cells.

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More significantly, President Bush's praise for Pakistan's leading role in the war against terror may just give General Musharraf the opportunity to wriggle out of a perilous situation on the question of Iraq.

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"It really does represent the best efforts of the political branches, both political branches, to try to balance the interest in providing the detainees in this admittedly unique situation additional process with the imperative to successfully prosecute the global war on terror, " Clement said.

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We talked about the world situation and her conviction that Western civilization must be immovable in its opposition to terror, whether state sponsored or accomplished by non-state actors.

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Shadow home secretary David Davis said the situation "undermines the government's assurances that memorandums of understanding are the solution to deporting terror suspects".

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