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The U.S. is leaving no stone unturned in its search for the ultimate weapon to win the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . Hoping to tap Hollywood's creativity, intelligence experts met with screenwriters This is a list of screenwriters: A–F
  • J. J. Abrams: , Armageddon, Regarding Henry, Alias, Lost, Felicity
  • Woody Allen
  • Jane Arden (film-director): Separation, The Other Side Of The Underneath
 and directors to brainstorm on what terrorists might think up next--and what would foil the scheme. The Army has enlisted en·list·ed  
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a member of a military rank below a commissioned officer or warrant officer.


enlisted
Adjective
 video-game makers to design virtual scenarios for counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror  
adj.
Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons.

n.
Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism.
 training. And the Defense Department is running a contestlike campaign through December 23 asking anybody for a one-page proposal on beating terrorism. Got an idea? Send it to Upfront and we'll pass it along. The winner gets a safer world.
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Title Annotation:winning against terrorism
Author:Tauber, Chris
Publication:New York Times Upfront
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 26, 2001
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