Western students of politics and international affairs are often wide-eyed optimists regarding international law and the international community in general. Reviewing the case of Joseph Kony and his …
Taliban ambush Afghan police, 14 dead
A recent upsurge in fighting between coalition and Taliban forces in Afghanistan would seem to mark the early salvos of an offensive campaign (see Terrorist Attack Database) by the Taliban and its …
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Top Assam separatist ‘arrested’
The strategy of disrupting the energy infrastructure is well known worldwide. A current bias might be that such a plan is a comparatively new phenomenon tied to Middle East terrorism and the west's …
Blast kills police chief, six others near Chechnya
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel confirmed that the May 17 bombing was carried out with a remote controlled device and that vestiges of the equipment were found at the locale of the …
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In strategic shift, guerrilla group tells Colombians to vote
In an unprecedented strategic shift in tactics, FARC leadership has proposed a peaceful election, void of attacks against polling stations, candidates, or voters. Since Colombia's Constitutional …
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Architect of New War on the West
The Washington Post report underscores an important aspect of the evolving threat of global jihadist terrorism and the evolving form of the al-Qaeda jihadist network. Abu Musaab al-Suri?s strategic …
Sao Paulo governor says violence a warning to rich
As violence has subsided throughout Brazil's state of S?o Paulo, government personnel and citizens are beginning to question the key drivers behind last week's rampant unrest. Key underlying drivers …
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Egypt, Defying West, Jails Hundreds at Rally
Through 2004 and 2005, the throne of President Hosni Mubarak (see photo in next column) barely shook from the cacophony of calls for reform and new leadership from different groups in Egypt . His …
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Jordan Plays Hardball With Hamas
The Jordanian government is growing increasingly wary of the rising instability and extremism occurring among its neighbor states. On the eastern border, internecine and insurgent violence continue …
Saudi Effort Draws on Radical Clerics to Combat Lure of Al-Qaeda
The prisoner rehabilitation program being pursued to reeducate extremists in Saudi prisons is similar to a program initiated in Yemen that has shown modest success in its initial efforts . Saudi …
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