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Terror risk real: Hart Thousands in U.S. will die, ex-presidential hopeful says   HUBERT BAUCH Montreal Gazette Wednesday, September 05, 2001 There is a strong likelihood the United States will be hit by a major terrorist strike in the coming 25 years that will inflict thousands of casualties and wreak major changes in American society, according to former U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Gary Hart. Hart said yesterday the projection was made by experts consulted by a U.S. national security commission he recently chaired. "The conclusion was that, for the first time since 1812, Americans will lose their lives in large number on American soil by terrorists using weapons of mass destruction," he said.