War on Terrorism

War on Terrorism

As the war on terrorism continues to move beyond Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States and other countries remain on alert for more acts of terror. The Bush Administration, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Senate, and Department...

As the war on terrorism continues to move beyond Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States and other countries remain on alert for more acts of terror. The Bush Administration, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Senate, and Department of Justice have all played a role in the current bedate about how to best protect citizens from terrorists while also protecting civil liberties and democratic freedoms. Here you can discuss politics and news associated with the "war on terror".

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Al Qaeda Has a Control Over Parts of Pakistan: India PM
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has claimed in an interview Al Qaeda and the terrorists have a grip over several parts of Pakistan. Talking to American news channel Manmohan said India was concerned about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan.  
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Former Indian Law Minister asks if Allah is a brothel keeper(72 Virgins for...
New Delhi: Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani on Saturday kicked up a row at an international conference on terrorism, asking if Islam's jehadi doctrine does not virtually render 'god a brothel keeper', prompting a Saudi Arabian envoy to walk out of the conference. Addressing the seminar, Jethmalani wondered if the jehadi doctrine, propagating the belief allegedly held by Islam's Wahab sect that Muslims attaining martyrdom while fighting...  
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Afghan mission vital to combating al-Qa'ida, says Brown
Gordon Brown will today issue a vigorous defence of Britain's military mission in Afghanistan as he repeats warnings that the al-Qa'ida terror network poses the biggest source of threat to UK national security. Related StoriesParliamentary inquiry misled on phone hacksA field day for the Tory old guardBNP leader to stand against ministerTories target newest BBC channels for spending cutsNick Clegg: Cancel the Queen's Speech – and save democracy  
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Pakistan troops repulse militant attack

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Pakistani troops on Sunday repulsed an attack by militants on one of their posts in a lawless tribal region, killing 11 rebels, officials said. Armed with heavy weapons, a group of 30-40 militants launched the attack on an army post in Rashakai area in the Bajaur region, which borders Afghanistan, senior local administration official Adalat Khan told AFP. "Troops effectively repulsed the attack, killing 11 militants," Khan said, adding that two soldiers were wounded in the exchange of fire. Another security official in the area confirmed the incident and said the remaining militants fled, leaving behind their weapons. Elsewhere, fighter jets bombarded militant hideouts ... Read Full Story

Yemen official denies Qaeda holds Japanese hostage

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The governor of Yemen's Sanaa province on Sunday denied tribal claims that Al-Qaeda has taken charge of a Japanese engineer kidnapped near the capital a week ago. "Reports that Al-Qaeda have seized the hostage and removed him to another province are unfounded," the defence ministry's website quoted Numan Duid as saying. The man, identified by Japanese media as 63-year-old Takeo Mashimo, was kidnapped on November 15 in Arhab, northeast of Sanaa, by tribesmen seeking to exchange him for one of their relatives being held by police. An Saturday a tribal source said Al-Qaeda gunmen had seized the engineer and taken him to an unknown ... Read Full Story

India's Ram Jethmalani triggers row with - Allah's a brothel keeper - remark

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Jethmalani is considered a maverick... New Delhi: Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani on Saturday kicked up a row at an international conference on terrorism, asking if Islam's jehadi doctrine does not virtually render 'god a brothel keeper', prompting a Saudi Arabian envoy to walk out of the conference. Addressing the seminar, Jethmalani wondered if the jehadi doctrine, propagating the belief allegedly held by Islam's Wahab sect that Muslims attaining martyrdom while fighting non-Muslims "get a place in heaven and the company of the opposite sex there", does not amount to saying that "god is a brothel keeper". The self-confessed maverick legal hawk also ... Read Full Story

Rules for US soldiers ban Islamic extremism: Pentagon

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US commanders have authority to discipline soldiers promoting Islamist extremism even though military regulations do not mention "jihadist" militancy, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday. This month's shooting rampage at Fort Hood has raised questions about how the military can identify potential Muslim extremists in its ranks as the suspected gunman, Major Nidal Hasan, had exchanged emails with a radical Yemeni cleric. Defense Department rules prohibit service members from supporting white "supremacist" causes or groups that back religious discrimination and broadly ban a soldier advocating "the use of force or violence," according to a 1996 directive. The regulations would clearly prohibit a soldier from ... Read Full Story

US woos skeptical Pakistanis on Afghan strategy

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Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security — but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets. That skepticism represents a key obstacle for Washington's emerging Afghan strategy, which envisages Pakistan targeting Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants using its territory to launch cross-border attacks against Western forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. sent national security adviser Gen. James L. Jones to Pakistan last week to make that point as the Obama administration nears the end of a months long debate over military proposals to send ... Read Full Story
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