On September 15, 2007, over 150,000 Taiwanese took to the streets in support of the island’s latest bid for United Nations (UN) membership, which has been criticized by both China and the United …
Belgium: Ultranationalists Demonstrate; Attitudes Echoed Throughout Europe
On September 11, 2007, Belgian authorities arrested 154 people for participating in a previously banned protest (Civil Disorder). Occurring on the six-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror …
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Iraq: Al Qaeda’s Strategic Blunder
Leader of the Anbar Salvation Council and key US ally Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha’s assassination on September 13, 2007, was both a great loss and a rallying call for the people of Anbar and the US …
Israel: Air Raid Into Syria
Syria has claimed that on September 6, 2007, Israeli aircraft invaded its airspace, and unloaded ammunition after being spotted and fired upon by Syrian air defenses. Syria has asked for a formal …
Uganda: African Leaders Meet to Discuss Instability
On September 16, 2007, Foreign Ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi began a two-day conference aimed at improving the security situation in the region. The …
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Russia: Shakeup in the Russian Government
The forthcoming presidential election in Russia is causing a great deal of speculation and uncertainty as many Russians and outside observers’ wonder who will succeed Russian President Vladimir Putin. …
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DHS Seeks to Protect and Fortify Bridges
A month after an interstate bridge collapsed in Minnesota killing 13 people, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) placed a ban on public access to detailed Virginia bridge inspection …
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Recent Arrests Provide Look at Cyber Reach
The shape and structure of the "electronic Jihad" has long remained a mystery. However, the recent arrest of three second generation Muslim immigrants in Austria has revealed additional details about …
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Algeria: Attacks May Impact Economic Gains
On September 6 and September 8, 2007, the al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (AOIM) conducted two terrorist attacks, which killed over 50 people and injured more than 120 Algerians …
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Spain: ETA Vows More Attacks
On September 9, 2007, Basque separatist group, ETA, publicly announced its intention to continue attacks on Spanish soil as a crucial element to its revived violent campaign for an independent state. …