With the spectre of terrorism surrounding international events, there would be security headaches to endure - and a hefty bill to pay.
To James Carafano, a security expert who is vice president of Heritage Foundation, the only way to eliminate the risk of terrorism at major events such as the Boston Marathon is to stop holding them.
The administration's reluctance to clearly label that attack terrorism and comments blaming events initially on a response to an anti-Islamic film ignited partisan bickering and an election-year showdown with Republicans over his administration's handling of the matter.
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Possible homeland events could range from terrorism and acts of sabotage to cyber attacks to the use of a WMD.
I've always sympathised with the Israelis and agreed with their brand of retaliatory counter-terrorism, but in light of recent events I'm beginning to question my sympathies.
Before arriving, Mr Straw created a row between the UK and Israel, when he suggested that anger over events "in Palestine" helped breed terrorism.
The government will work with charities and prisons to make sure they are not used for the spread of terrorism, and it will sponsor counter-propaganda events in Britain and overseas, Brown said.
Two years later, the State Department came under fire by the New York Post for inviting Alamoudi to official events despite his known remarks in support of terrorism and terrorist leaders.
The more middle-of-the-road Washington Post wrote an editorial sharply critical of Romano Prodi's view that the events in Spain prove that force is not the answer to terrorism.
We obviously believe what I said earlier, which is that Pakistan has been an essential partner in the fight against al Qaeda and terrorism, and that that -- it is important to recognize these events within the context of that relationship -- complicated relationship, sometimes very divergent opinions.
Friday's events may have spelled an end to this chapter in the threat from terrorism.
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The events of the past 24 hours underscores the necessity of remaining vigilant against terrorism.
Ever since the events of 11 September 2001, there have been warnings that bio-terrorism would at some point start taking research funds away from other diseases.
Those events stoked fear among global security experts that Mali could become a new hub for terrorism.
Mr. JENKINS: Well, it's interesting that if we look at some of these recent terrorist plots where they have resulted in terrorist violence or where arrests have been made that have prevented acts of terrorism, we find that in many case, local police have as likely a chance of uncovering the events as do national intelligence agencies.
Two important Twitter events from the UK. The first being a court ruling that yes you can make tasteless and bad terrorism jokes on Twitter.
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