Counter Terrorism Quotes - Page 2

• The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order.

  Jurgen Habermas

  Clever, Government, Order

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• Times are tough but they are tough because the government is trying to do the right thing, whether on public service reform, education, health, anti-social behaviour and welfare, or in counter-terrorism.

  Tony Blair

  Government, Trying, Reform

  "'Times are tough', Blair admits". news.bbc.co.uk. November 3, 2005.

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• Seal Team Six is a different unit than the rest of the SEAL teams inasmuch as they concentrate primarily on one thing, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue.

  Howard E. Wasdin

  Team, Different, Six

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• Having members of the Bush administration actually sit down and discuss counter terrorism with the very countries that support terrorists is absurd.

  Frank Lautenberg

  Country, Support, Down And

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• So I've gone in and out of the UN, working on counter-terrorism, on UN reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many things through the years but always with a strong interest in humanitarian issues, and human rights issues as well.

  Edward Luck

  Strong, Years, Issues

  "Interview with Edward Luck, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General". UN News Centre Interview, www.un.org. August 1, 2011.

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• European security may now depend on Germany, France, Britain and one or two others, and it's better to start planning now for the possibility of European-only cyber-defense, counter-terrorism, and conventional defense too.

  Anne Applebaum

  Two, France, Germany

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• In a democracy it is ultimately for us, the citizens, to judge where to place the balance between security and privacy, safety and liberty. It's our lives and liberties that are threatened, not only by terrorism but also by massive depredations of our privacy in the name of counter-terrorism. If those companies from which governments actually take most of our intimate details want to show that they are still on the side of the angels, they had better join this struggle for transparency too.

  Timothy Garton Ash

  Struggle, Angel, Names

  "If Big Brother came back, he'd be a public-private partnership". www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2013.

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