But he called the raid tragic. He also expressed hope that the situation might be a chance to seek progress in the Middle East peace process.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

The raid in international waters led to violence on one of the six ships.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

Members of the Democratic Party called the raid a plot by the Republican Party.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Feelings were especially high in Virginia, the state in which the raid took place.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Many southerners said all of the North was responsible for the raid.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Eight Turks and a Turkish-American died in the raid.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

As international condemnation mounts, there is also some criticism at home of how the raid was carried out.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Another man says he has doubts about the methods the commandos used, and worries about the raid's effects on Israel's image overseas.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

In Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again spoke out against the raid and the country that he has repeatedly said will not last.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The raid came two days after the militants allegedly killed a Jewish settler in a roadside ambush.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

An Israeli military inquiry said the army was poorly prepared for the raid on an aid flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade six weeks ago.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

Some,like this Turkish man, spoke of the violence they witnessed when Israeli commandos came down on the main ship,a Turkish vessel, during the raid in the eastern Mediterranean.

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She says the raid demonstrates the commitment of law enforcement and the serious investigative work done to find the perpetrators of the bombing and dismantle their terror network.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

"I think after the Marriott and (Ritz) Carlton 2009, after the raid of Aceh and Pamulang, there is a strong indication that the network is getting stronger and stronger."

VOA: standard.2010.03.24

The alleged use of special operations troops in the raid could signal a shift away from the controversial U.S.tactic of relying on long-range missile assaults to take out terrorist targets.

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But overall Israelis express overwhelming support for the raid.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

This week in our series, Harry Monroe and Jack Moyles continue the story of John Brown and his raid on Harpers Ferry.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

Last month,the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and other partners held many programs observing the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of John Brown's raid.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

The officials first asked where Brown got the money to organize his raid.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Brown's raid took place within the borders of a state.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

But the Palestinian Authority is furious over the Israel raid, which took place in territory under its control.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

"Recently however, they have tried to raid some administrations in the localities,and that attempt had been effectively defeated by the local militia."

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Egypt is mediating between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas, which captured Shalit nearly three years ago in a cross-border raid.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Israel launched the deadly after Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and killed five in a cross-border raid.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

He says Noordin Top was among the four people killed in the police raid on a militant hideout in Indonesia's Central Java province Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

During the flotilla raid eight of those killed were Turks and one was a Turkish-American.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The incident raised fears of another war. In 2006,a deadly cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerrillas sparked a 34-day Israeli air and ground assault on Lebanon.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Anger at the Israeli raid continued for a second day across the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid more than three years ago and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03