41.   But Secretary of State Colin Powell has said there is no evidence linking Hussein to the terror attacks.

42.   But Sharon has in the past held Arafat responsible for all terror attacks, and his statements made clear that he will be contemplating new military plans.

43.   But most of them object to terror attacks inside Israel, which Said said he found surprisingly sober-minded, given the intensity of negative emotions.

44.   But talk shifted to the war in Afghanistan, the terror attacks on the United States, and bin Laden.

45.   But the bigger problem, officials agree, is a lack of basic public health infrastructure and preparedness that could thwart a terror attack or limit its effects.

46.   But that drop had been largely attributed to the deadening effect of the terror attack, which shut down business and tourism in much of Manhattan.

47.   But on the core issues between America and Islam, the ones that have inspired terror attacks, the United States stares across an unbridgeable gulf.

48.   But the idea has become increasingly popular among Israelis, especially since they have found that peace treaties with the Palestinians have not stopped terror attacks.

49.   But the terror attacks are in fact the work of distinct and sometimes rival organizations, with different ideologies, allegiances, funding and goals.

50.   But such evolutions may someday seem minor compared to the wrenching forces unleashed on airlines since the terror attacks.