An unscripted, rambling mix of jokes, boasts, provocations, policy prescriptions to "make America great again" and tirades against illegal immigrants, Mexico's government, Democrats, the media, terrorists and especially fellow Republicans.
Mr. Bush strongly defended the parts of his record that critics and opponents view as his greatest liabilities: taxes, government spending, the handling of terrorist suspects and, especially, the war on Iraq.
Larger arms exports are also subject to scrutiny from Congress and the public, a system that has at times effectively prevented firearms from ending up in the hands of corrupt governments, terrorist organizations and especially violent foreign law enforcement bodies.
International watch dogs note that press freedoms are limited, but in the age of the Internet nothing goes unnoticed, from plane crashes and corruption probes to labor unrest, terrorist attacks, and especially the killing of unarmed strikers at Zhanaozen in December 2011 and the government's response, events of which we were not only aware but which were freely discussed.
Now that the US has embarrassed the Pakistan Army and its intelligence network for being unaware of the presence of the world's most wanted terrorist in their own backyard, American officials should keep up the pressure and demand the capture of all terrorist group members and especially their leaders.
Instead of presenting eccentric anarchists pursuing images of ruin and destruction, it explores why real young people throw away promising careers and family ties to become terrorists, and so feels especially resonant now.
That language also illustrates the extent to which Sinn Fein is feeling the worldwide pressure on terrorists and guerrilla groups, especially since three I.R.A. members were arrested in Colombia in August under suspicion of training guerrillas.
The author of the new bill, Mike Rogers, the Republican chair of the House intelligence committee, has said it is aimed at tracking the nefarious activities of hackers, terrorists and foreign states, especially China.
"We make sure our friends and families are protected from extremists and terrorists, especially the brutal, psychopathic organization that calls itself the Islamic State".
"We make sure our friends and families are protected from extremists and terrorists, especially the brutal, psychopathic organisation that calls itself the Islamic State".
No. 1 is the least controversial: "Disrupt terrorist networks in Afghanistan and especially Pakistan to degrade any ability they have to plan and launch international terrorist attacks".
