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nandigramunited (Free subscription) | yesterday
Washington exploits Mumbai attack to promote “war on terror” 4 December 2008 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to New Delhi Wednesday, ostensibly to deliver US condolences for the 173 people killed in the terrorist attacks that rocked Mumbai last week and express solidarity with the people of India. This will likely be among the last major international initiatives launched...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
STRASBOURG, France, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Counter-terrorism efforts rob citizens of basic privacy rights, which undermines rather than improves security, a leading European human rights official said. In the war on terror, the notion of privacy has been altered, Swedish diplomat Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, said in a report. General surveillance...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Counter-terrorism efforts rob citizens of basic privacy rights, which undermines rather than improves security, a leading European human rights official said.In the war on terror, the notion of privacy has been altered, Swedish diplomat Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, said in a report.General surveillance raises serious democratic problems which...
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Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
H ere is a smiling President Bush. I'm sure most readers recognise him. In the picture, posing beside him on the left is chubby-cheeked Martin McGuinness. Who is he? Well, he is the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. What else is he? Oh yes - he is an unrepentant terrorist godfather, who is alleged to have personally murdered 13 people and authorised the murders of many more during his period...
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Palin Campaign 2008 (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The Dark Side The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals [...]
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Sisyphus (Free subscription) | yesterday
The assault upon civilians in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) last week has left India and the international community shaken. These men, whatever their motivation, had a plan and were well armed. However, their greatest weapon was fear. Ten armed men brought a city of 19 million to a standstill for three days. India must act to prevent this from happening again but they must restrain the temptation to...
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Red vs. Blue Blog (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Charles Gibson interviews George Bush about the economy in general and whether or not the "War in Iraq" has been a success. Tags: PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE ECONOMY AND THE WAR , President Bush , George Bush , war on terror , War in Iraq , economy
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Educational Whisper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Funny, the LA Times had two opinion articles on the very subject we've been bashing about on blogs for a great long time. Perhaps we can get some headway on the different causes. First, legalize pot, then tax the hell out of it and shrink the costs of trying to enforce the ban and put people in prison for it. Sounds good to me:Now, as we're desperately trying to reinvent the economy, should we
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Worldfocus (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
One of the biggest challenges facing the United States right now is to keep Pakistan focused on the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda on its western border with Afghanistan. A big concern is that Pakistan will give up that fight if it has to move its troops to its eastern border with India. Daniel Markey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with Martin Savidge about
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Another Point of View (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
That's an interesting question, especially in light of today's previous post on Afghanistan and considering this (not-so-encouraging) little bit of news : Nuclear or Bioterror Attack on U.S. Likely by 2013, Panel Warns Terrorists are likely to attack the United States using nuclear or biological weapons before 2013, according to a report released by a bipartisan commission. Vice President-elect...
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Gay Opinion Blog (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
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Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | yesterday
India is now on alert after warnings of terror attacks identical to those that occurred on September 11th: India has put all of its major airports on high alert after receiving threats that planes may be hijacked and used for possible attacks. Airport security has been tightened and travellers are being asked to check in three hours [...]
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Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | yesterday
Is another India-Pakistan confrontation at hand ? NEW DELHI: India’s defence minister summoned the army, navy and air force chiefs Wednesday to warn them to be prepared for terror attacks from the air and the sea in the wake of growing criticism about slack security, missed warnings, and a bungled response to the Mumbai attacks. Defence Minister [...]
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Bring it On! (Free subscription) | yesterday
Funny, the LA Times had two opinion articles on the very subject we’ve been bashing about on blogs for a great long time. Perhaps we can get some headway on the different causes. First, legalize pot, then tax the hell out of it and shrink the costs of trying to enforce the ban and [...]
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Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bill Van Auken | World Socialist Web Site, December 4, 2008 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to New Delhi Wednesday, ostensibly to deliver US condolences for the 173 people killed in the terrorist attacks that rocked Mumbai last week and express solidarity with the people of India. This will likely be among the last major international initiatives launched by Rice, whose role in foisting...
