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Securing Us from Terror Threats
Gordon Brown delivered his proposed anti-terror measures to Parliament, which include stepping up security in crowded public places and putting more effort into "winning the hearts and minds" of the muslim community and ensuring that young people do not fall under the extremists' influence. Do you think these measures are appropriate? What else would you add? Gordon Brown delivered his proposed anti-terror measures to Parliament, which include stepping up security in crowded public places an... more
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Bomb parts smuggled past airport security
Investigators carrying bomb-making equipment passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints without detection, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday.
It added devices built from the smuggled ingredients could have caused "severe damage to an airplane and threatened the safety of passengers." Investigators carrying bomb-making equipment passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints without detection, the Government Accoun... more -
Extraordinary Rendition -- A Frontline documentary
"FRONTLINE/World begins a new season of investigations this November with a story about the CIA's controversial rendition program. Five years ago, award-winning journalist Stephen Grey left his job at The Sunday Times in London to investigate one of the darkest sides of the Bush Administrations war on terror. Beginning with the mysterious flight logs of secret CIA flights, Grey and others uncovered a secret CIA prison system involving countries like Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco, and the CIA's own "black sites," where the White House authorized "enhanced interrogation techniques," which critics say amount to torture."
Coming November 6, at 9 pm
Watch on TV and online "FRONTLINE/World begins a new season of investigations this November with a story about the CIA's controversial rendition pr... more -
Spain is braced for verdicts in train bombings that killed 191
The verdict on those accused of involvement in Europe's worst Islamist terrorist attack will be announced in a Spanish court today after a trial that has lasted four months and 17 days and heard testimony from more than 300 witnesses. The verdict on those accused of involvement in Europe's worst Islamist terrorist attack will be announced in a Spanish court toda... more
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Jihadist Chatter
Rossmiller developed her remarkable talent for chatting up terrorists after September 11, when she started going into online forums and cajoling valuable information from other visitors. She has passed along numerous case files to federal authorities. Her information has led US forces abroad to locate Taliban cells in Afghanistan, discover a renegade stinger-missile merchant in Pakistan, and help another foreign government identify a ring of potential suicide bombers.... Rossmiller developed her remarkable talent for chatting up terrorists after September 11, when she started going into online forums an... more
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The most powerful weapon against terrorism
Is our "Contitutionally" guarantted freedoms.
But, how can this be? Our Constitutionally Protected Freedoms are just there so we can feel good about ourselves. Right?
Wrong, Congressional Democrat, we do feel better about ourselves, but there is a practical side to this, as well. Consider this scenario:
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Somewhere in the Middle East - A conversation between Ali and his son, Ahmed.
"Dad, I have just decided to be a suicide bomber. The Americans are against all our values and we need to fight them with all our strength."
"But Son, you know the Americans are trying to bring democracy to us. They stand for fairness, the rule of law, decency and freedom. Look at their Constitution!"
Ahmed laughs derisively and takes out photos of Abu Ghraib and the most recent headlines about Blackwater murder of civilians. "Dad, perhaps the USA used to stand for freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, but even at home they have given up. CIA kidnappings, domestic eavesdropping, waterboarding torture, abandonment of Habeas Corpus, war profiteering, cronyism, bribery, and corruption are the hallmarks of the Bush Administration, and the Congress is too cowardly to stand up to them."
"Do you have another explosive vest for me, Ahmed?"
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The Moral High Ground is NOT just about feeling good.
It is about fighting terrorists with the most powerful weapons we can muster. Is our "Contitutionally" guarantted freedoms. ... more
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