In 1995, the U.S. Declared a State of Emergency. It Never Ended.
Trump recently renewed the terrorism state of emergency, which is just one of roughly 30 ongoing national emergencies in the U.S.
by Kathy Gilsinan
Jan 23, 2019
3 minutes
Terrorism haunts the Middle East, targeting Americans as well as their allies, with civilians bearing most of the pain. A major bombing in the region threatens to derail a top administration priority. The U.S. president declares a state of emergency.
It’s 1995.
President Bill Clinton declared terrorism a national emergency precisely 24 years ago, as a wave of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel imperiled peace talks between the two sides. named groups whose activities, Clinton said, posed
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