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Terrorism« Previous EntriesScandal of Diego Garcia Rendition FlightsSunday, July 13th, 2008By Andy Worthington | This has been a bad week for the British government, in relation to two of the running sores of its foreign policy, both centred on the Overseas Territory of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia and the surrounding islands — known collectively as the Chagos Islands — were shamefully cleared of their existing population in the late 1960s, to make way for ... tagged TerrorismDouble standards of our ‘war on terror’Friday, July 11th, 2008Truth about our covert alliances shatters the West’s cosy moral universe, says Matthew Carr Western governments like to depict terrorism as a uniquely moral evil which democratic states do not engage in. But history is filled with instances in which even democratic governments have sanctioned or perpetrated acts of violence that would ordinarily be described as 'terrorist', from bombings and assassinations to black ops and 'dirty ... tagged TerrorismThe FBI’s Plan to ‘Profile’ MuslimsFriday, July 11th, 2008By Juan Cole | The U.S. Justice Department is considering a change in the grounds on which the FBI can investigate citizens and legal residents of the United States. Till now, DOJ guidelines have required the FBI to have some evidence of wrongdoing before it opens an investigation. The impending new rules, which would be implemented later this summer, allow bureau agents to establish a terrorist profile or pattern of ... tagged FBI and TerrorismBlair Advisers Oppose Brown’s Terrorism Plan in House of LordsWednesday, July 9th, 2008By Kitty Donaldson | Two of Tony Blair's former ministers and his top domestic security official said they will vote against anti-terrorism laws proposed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the upper chamber of Parliament. Former Justice Secretary Charles Falconer and former Attorney General Peter Goldsmith joined Eliza Manningham-Buller, a former head of the domestic spy agency MI5 in saying they won't support plans to ... tagged Terrorism, Tony-Blair and UK-NewsLeaks, focus on single suspect undercut anthrax probeMonday, June 30th, 2008By David Willman | The federal investigation into the deadly anthrax mailings of late 2001 was undermined by leaks and a premature fixation on a single suspect, according to investigators and scientists involved in the case. More than six years after the mailings, no one has been charged, and the top suspect, former Army scientist Steven J. Hatfill was all but exonerated Friday when the U.S. Justice Department agreed ... tagged Terrorism and USA-NewsNew technique can detect biological, chemical and explosive agentsTuesday, June 24th, 2008By Steve Wampler | LIVERMORE, Calif. — Airplane passengers and baggage might be screened one day by a machine under development at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that can detect explosive, chemical and biological agents all at the same time. A team of LLNL researchers has conceptually proven that a three-in-one machine, or “universal point detection system,” can be achieved, said George Farquar, a postdoctoral fellow and physical chemist at the ... tagged TerrorismMartyrs in the making at GuantanamoSunday, June 8th, 2008 By Tim Rutten | Thursday's arraignment before a military tribunal of five Al Qaeda members accused of planning and assisting the 9/11 terrorist atrocities seemed custom-made to assist the loathsome defendants in achieving exactly what they desire -- an aura of martyrdom.
The prisoners, including the plot's apparent mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were called to answer before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, ...
tagged Guantanamo, Terrorism and USA-NewsJohn Major to speak against 42 day terror lawSaturday, June 7th, 2008 By Rosa Prince | Sir John Major, the former Prime Minister, is preparing to make a rare intervention into domestic policies by speaking out against Government plans to increase detention without trial to 42 days.
In private, Sir John has been telling friends for some time that he believes the plans to be profoundly illiberal and counter productive in the campaign ...
tagged Law, Terrorism and World-NewsIslamic extremists to be given counsellingTuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Islamic extremists could escape prosecution and instead receive therapy and counselling under new Government plans to "deradicalise" religious fanatics.
By James Kirkup | The Home Office is to announce an extra £12.5 million to support new initiatives to try to stop extremism spreading.
The central element of the Home Office plan is a new national "deradicalisation" programme that would persuade converts to ...
tagged Terrorism and UK-NewsIn-flight surveillance in every seatMonday, June 2nd, 2008 New Scientist | CCTV cameras are bringing more and more public places under surveillance – and passenger aircraft could be next. A prototype European system uses multiple cameras and "Big Brother" software to try and automatically detect terrorists or other dangers caused by passengers.
The European Union's Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment (SAFEE) project uses a camera in ...
tagged Technology, Terrorism and World-NewsThe ‘War Crimes File’Friday, May 30th, 2008 Hartford Courant | It comes as a relief to know that FBI agents were aghast at harsh interrogation techniques used by American military and CIA operatives against terror suspects detained in U.S.-run detention centers.
According to a report by the Justice Department's inspector general, FBI agents ...
tagged CIA, FBI, Terrorism, Torture and USA-NewsNo sign al Qaeda has WMD capability - US officialThursday, May 29th, 2008 Reuters | There's no sign that al Qaeda has acquired the capability to use weapons of mass destruction, a U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday, ahead of an anticipated release of a video by the group urging militants to use such arms.
"At this point there isn't evidence they've obtained it," the official said, referring to weapons of mass destruction capability. "But it's clearly ...
tagged Terrorism and USA-NewsIran busts CIA terror networkMonday, May 19th, 2008 Tehran Times - TEHRAN | The Intelligence Ministry on Saturday released details of the detection and dismantling of a terrorist network affiliated to the United States. In a coordinated operation on May 7, Iranian intelligence agents arrested the terrorist network’s members, who were identified in Fars, Khuzestan, Gilan, West Azerbaijan, and Tehran provinces, the Intelligence Ministry announcement said.
The group’s plans were ...
tagged CIA, Iran, Terrorism and World-NewsTorture Policies Undermine 9/11 CaseThursday, May 15th, 2008 By Jason Leopold | The Pentagon’s decision to drop war-crimes charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, again underscores the consequences of the Bush administration’s descent into torture and other abusive treatment of “war on terror” detainees.
If al-Qahtani’s case had gone forward, the U.S. government would have been forced to reveal its own violations of ...
tagged Terrorism, Torture and USA-NewsRenditions Ruin the EU CaseMonday, May 5th, 2008 By David Cronin | Collusion between European Union governments and a secret U.S. torture and kidnapping programme has damaged the EU's efforts to promote human rights throughout the world, an internal paper drawn up by Brussels officials has admitted.
In 2001, the EU approved guidelines on how diplomats representing it should raise concern over the ill-treatment of detainees with the ...
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