In Philadelphia, the police commissioner, John Timoney, said the reassignment of officers for antiterrorist duty had contributed to an increase in violent crime in some parts of the city.
President Vladimir V. Putin tonight offered the United States broad support for antiterrorist operations in Afghanistan, including opening Russian airspace to relief missions, taking part in some search-and-rescue operations, and arming anti-Taliban forces inside Afghanistan.
So we can find no explanation — other than irresponsibility — for their vote to slash financing for eight antiterrorist programs.
There have never been widespread demands from Greeks for major antiterrorist sweeps.
The initial bombing, he said, was intended "to create conditions for sustained antiterrorist" operations against his organization.
The armed forces chief, Gen. Fernando Tápias, said the attack was the work of "demented terrorists" and called for special antiterrorist legislation.
But significantly, it did not condemn the American actions in Afghanistan, and that meant Washington could claim something of an Islamic blessing, however tepid, for the antiterrorist campaign.
At the same time a special police unit, called the Lions, formed by and under the direct control of the interior minister, was instructed to train for an antiterrorist operation at their base in Katlanovo, a village close to Skopje.
Aside from the critical issue of how Homeland Security Department money will be handed out ("Risk Wins a Round Over Politics," editorial, Jan .4), there is also the issue of requiring that the funds be used only for approved antiterrorist purposes, and tracking that requirement.
The papers, which the Financial Times said were verified by senior Ukrainian officials, refer to plans to move security forces from the southern regions of Ukraine into the capital, Kiev, for an "antiterrorist" operation that involved warrantless searches and authorized the use of weapons on protesters.
The Hillary Clinton Web site lists concern about the pork-barrel shortchanging of antiterrorist funds for the most obvious and populous targets — a complaint not likely to be heard on the provincial hustings.
