Yet the radicalism that some local businessmen fear may be limited.

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Prosecuting terrorists in ordinary criminal courts not American-style military commissions or the juryless Diplock courts from Northern Ireland's Troubles has many benefits: it underscores the fact that the terrorist threat is real, helps maintain public consent for anti-terrorist measures and may encourage Muslims to address the problem of violent Islamist radicalism in their midst.

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He may have been encouraged by signs that Mr Sadr was growing impatient with his followers' radicalism.

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At the same time it explains that the resulting government may, in effect, be little more than a left-social democratic government, despite its symbology and the radicalism of some of its voters.

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