11.   Bush did not mention Indonesia, a country that senior American military officials would like to help in rooting out Islamic extremists with possible ties to al-Qaida.

12.   But a growing amount of evidence points toward Islamic extremists, including, some say, the date itself.

13.   But his secular government was anathema to Bin Laden and other Islamic extremists.

14.   But in interviews, they explained that certain scriptural passages are distorted by Islamic extremists like Osama bin Laden.

15.   But if civil war erupts in the region again, it is sure to violently provoke Islamic extremists in Pakistan, which is a nuclear power.

16.   But many investigators suspect that the most likely terrorists were Islamic extremists.

17.   But police say there are also increasing numbers of Algerian radicals entering the country to join the loosely organized ranks of Islamic extremists financing their activities through crime.

18.   But two months ago a wave of suicide bombings by Islamic extremists gave the Likud candidate a more effective theme.

19.   But while Tajikistan may be more stable than ever before, the threat from Islamic extremists seems to be increasing.

20.   But will he really be able to, given the influence of Islamic extremists in Pakistan?