The genocidal ethnic cleansing in Rwanda in which Hutu militias systematically killed over 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in April 1994 is well-known due in part to the award-winning films Hotel …
Plot began in chat room
The details surrounding this weekend?s arrests of a terrorist cell in Ontario, Canada , seem consonant with the organizational form and modus operandi of what this analyst has termed jihadist …
Police clash with youth in Paris suburb
As though France had not learned a lesson from November 2005's rioting in 300 French cities by immigrant youths, national police, playing dangerously with fire, clashed with nearly 100 youth and …
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“Diplomatic Initiative to Iran”
In a dramatic departure from its previous policy, the US has agreed to join its European allies in direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, should Iran cease the uranium enrichment …
Pentagon: Iraq insurgency steady until ’07
A recent Pentagon report on the actors and milieu of the Iraq insurgency, as the New York Times' Dexter Filkins has described, refocused once again the kaleidoscopic array of the insurgent actors in …
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U.S. forces find model for beating terror
The title of the article is a bit misleading. Since US forces are prohibited by the Philippines Constitution from engaging in combat missions against domestic forces, the counterinsurgency silver …
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5 killed in violence in Damascus
Generally, the Syrian government releases little information about terrorist attacks and attempted attacks within its borders. Further, it is risky to take those details that are released at face …
Terror alert as Caspian oil pipeline opens
The launching of the BTC oil pipeline marks a historical milestone for Azerbaijan , Georgia , and Turkey as their economy and geopolitical significance will expand appreciably. It runs from Baku …
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Latin leaders discover a Ch?vez embrace can be toxic
The red wave of Bolivarian populism enveloping Latin America has dissipated for the time being as Ollanta Humala gracefully acknowledged defeat in Peru's (Country Report) presidential election on …
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Bolivian farmers plan ‘self-defense’ units
Amid threats of private self-defense forces being created, Bolivian President Evo Morales took initial steps in dramatically altering Bolivian land ownership titles, a move that could further divide …
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