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Officially, There Is No Terrorism In Brazil

AP | By JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 11.03.2011

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Khaled Hussein Ali lives in Sao Paulo and allegedly works for al-Qaida. But this does not mean he is a terrorist. In fact, no one i...

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Paying off Somali Pirates: Still the Least Bad Option?

Vanda Felbab-Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vanda Felbab-Brown

The recent murders of four Americans sailing off the coast of Somalia have led to calls for a tougher action against Somali pirates.

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Britain Scraps Detention Rule As Part Of Sweeping Terrorism Review

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Britain will scrap rules that allow police to hold terror suspects for up to 28 days before they must be charged with a crime or releas...

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Cuban Cigar Crackdown: Chicago Airports Confiscating More Cigars Than Ever

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — It's an unintended consequence of the fight against terrorism that's left some cigar aficionados fuming: Terrorists in Yemen try to se...

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Are So-Called 'Eco-Terrorists' Falsely Prosecuted?

John Robbins | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Robbins

More than a few public officials have been labeling as "terrorists" people whose beliefs threaten the status quo. If MLK Jr. or Gandhi were alive today, would they be prosecuted as terrorists?

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Can't Win 'Hearts and Minds' Without Speech

Blake Bromley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blake Bromley

The U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult to fight the war on terrorism this week. They removed free speech from the arsenal of weapons available.

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Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Terror Law

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld the government's authority Monday to ban aid to designated terrorist groups, even when that support is int...

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Indian Muslims Protest Police Harassment in New Delhi

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Demanding a judicial probe into the Batla House encounter and to stop alleged "harassment" of Muslim youths by the police, thousands of people from Az...

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