71.   Domestically, it clashed with Islamic militants of the Abu Sayyaf group and held talks with the Moro National Liberation Front.

72.   Egypt, they told friends, was a secular society whose government, though under increasing pressure from Islamic militants, endorsed a tolerant version of Islam.

73.   Egyptian authorities portrayed the slayings as an act of desperation by Islamic militants hit hard by a security crackdown.

74.   Egyptian officials point out that Christians are not the only targets of Islamic militants.

75.   Egyptian officials have long complained that Islamic militants have found havens in European countries.

76.   Either he helps Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel win reelection by smashing the Islamic militants or he watches the dream of a Palestinian state slip through his fingers.

77.   Erbakan, the first Islamic militant to lead modern Turkey, has been under intense pressure from the military.

78.   Even if it was carefully rendered for the benefit of a Western visitor, the indifference reflected something common among Islamic militants.

79.   Even when the Palestinian police went about arresting scores of Islamic militants who had vowed to fight if challenged, there was no fight.

80.   Far more threatening to the Middle East peace process than the increase in bloody attacks by Islamic militants against Israelis are the recent strains in Egyptian-Israeli relations.