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Terror threat leads to cancellation of Dakar Rally

Discussion in 'Politics & Religion' started by yogesh sarkar, Jan 5, 2008.

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Danger and the Dakar Rally have long been synonymous: Dozens have died racing from Europe across some of the world's most inhospitable terrain to the western tip of Africa.

But the threat of an al-Qaida-linked attack pushed the element of risk to levels organizers deemed unacceptable. They canceled the epic race on Friday, meaning terrorists have ensured there will be no spectacular images this year of dune buggies throwing up clouds of dust and lone motorcycle riders spinning their wheels in Saharan sands.

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This is bad, especially since it sends out a positive signals to extremists.

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yogesh sarkar said: ↑

This is bad, especially since it sends out a positive signals to extremists.
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Sure does, they are getting what they want whether or not the threat is true. Once they get past a threshold, they only have to send out rumors and not as many real bombers.

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