The war on terror is not a figure of speech. It is real

The Independent - London | September 1, 2008| | Copyright

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These are busy times for the nation's defenders, because we're at war with an enemy that hit us first, hit us hard, and has ambitions to cause ever greater destruction inside our country.

In two weeks, we'll mark another anniversary of September 11th, 2001 - and we'll recall the attacks that took 3,000 lives and did such great harm to our nation. We'll be reminded, once again, of the kind of adversaries that we face in this war.

These extremists don't wear a uniform or recognise any standard of warfare. They hate our country; they are determined to kill as many Americans as they can; ...

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