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"We also take extra care to avoid the term 'terrorist' in articles about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because of the emotional and heated nature of that dispute.
"However, in some circumstances in which nongovernmental groups carry out attacks on civilians, the term is permitted.
"For example, Al-Qaida is frequently referred to by the Star Tribune and other news organizations as a 'terrorist network,' in part because its members have been convicted of terrorist acts and because it has been identified by the United States and other countries as a terrorist organization."
(Mon Feb 4, 2002 - 2:20:32 pm)