61.   But the real fire behind the current conflict is the desire of Islamic militants to wrest control of what they consider a Muslim land from the control of infidels.

62.   But there is little likelihood that Pakistani leaders would dare upset Islamic militants by scrapping the law.

63.   By the same token, Yasser Arafat and other leaders of the Palestinian Authority have affirmed more than once their commitment to rein in Islamic militants.

64.   Controlling cash flows and countering radical Islamic militants across the region requires help from Russia, which has waged its own decade-long war against Muslim Chechen separatists.

65.   Coptic leaders say their numbers are far larger, but many maintain a low profile out of fear of being attacked by Islamic militants.

66.   Despite the best efforts of pan-Arabist dreamers or Islamic militants, the truth is that this part of the world is anything but homogeneous.

67.   Diplomats assume that the Sudanese are referring to Osama bin Laden, a wealthy, Saudi-born backer of Islamic militants who is now in Afghanistan.

68.   Despite Israeli denials of responsibility, Islamic militants have blamed Israel for the assassination and threatened reprisals.

69.   Earlier this month, a crowd of protesters prevented his men from arresting another Islamic militant in the Gaza Strip.