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AMERICA AS PRO-ISRAEL MAKES IT A TARGET FOR TERRORISTS

USA IS IDENTIFIED AS PRO-ISRAEL BY INCREASING NUMBERS OF ISLAMIC MILITANTS

THE HINDU February 9, 2001 HEADLINE: Chance of another Indo-Pak. war: CIA //VT2002acsln

Referring to the expanding Islamic militancy in West Asia, Mr. Tenet argued that the terrorist threat to U.S. interests because of the country's relationship with Israel has increased. "At the same time, Islamic militancy is expanding and the worldwide pool of potential recruits for terrorist networks is growing. In Central Asia, the Middle-East and South Asia, Islamic terrorist organisations are attracting new recruits, including under the banner of anti-Americanism", the CIA chief observed.