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Giuliani: GOP Best to Fight Islamic Fundamentalists
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday the greatest threat facing the world is terrorism spawned by Islamic fundamentalists and that Republicans are best equipped to combat it. The former New York mayor, who rose to national prominence in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, said last week's arrests of terror suspects accused of plotting against a New Jersey military base show that more extremists may be living in the U.S. "It's the most fundamental problem in the United States as we saw in this attempt to attack Fort Dix, which was homegrown," he said following a town hall meeting with about 200 people at the College of Charleston. "As the U.S. attorney told me, it may not have been directed by Islamic terrorists, but it was inspired by them. Who knows how much of that homegrown stuff is going on?" Most Muslims "are good people," he said. "But, having said that, you cannot give the impression this is an insignificant movement. It is a significant movement and it is the most dangerous thing that faces us right now."
Story Continues Below Giuliani reiterated his point at a campaign stop in Atlanta later in the day. "If you show them weakness, you get repeated attacks," he told students and supporters at Oglethorpe University. "I believe Republicans are much likelier to be on the offensive than Democrats."
© 2007 Associated Press.
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