But there's one thing we must all be clear about: terrorism is not the pursuit of legitimate goals by some sort of illegitimate means. Whatever the murderers may be trying to achieve, creating a better world certainly isn't one of their goals. Instead they are out to murder innocent people. β¨ Terror Is Glamour. Spiegel Interview, www.spiegel.de. August 28, 2006.
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