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August 2006

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» The OneWorld Terrorism Guide
The aim of this Topic Guide is to provide a starting point for understanding the crisis of world terrorism, the aims and motives of terrorists, and the issues relevant to counter-terrorism strategies.

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29.08.2006 NEW DELHI (IPS) - As more details emerge of the events that led to the detention of 12 Indian Muslims travelling aboard an aborted Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam last week, it becomes apparent that they were victims of racial and religious prejudice. It also becomes equally clear that the Netherlands is unlikely to apologise to or compensate the victims unless the Indian government takes a tough stand on the issue.
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Related topics/regions: [Netherlands] [India] [Human rights] [Religion]
Activists demonstrate in Washington, D.C. to oppose the use of torture.
23.08.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 23 (OneWorld) - The human rights group Amnesty International is appealing decisions by the United States government to withhold as secret information detailing the incarceration of so-called ghost detainees as part of the Bush administration's self-styled "war on terror."
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Related topics/regions: [United States] [Jordan] [Ethics & value systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Security]
Image: Activists demonstrate in Washington, D.C. to oppose the use of torture. © Amnesty International USA
A child stands beside the ruins of his village.
22.08.2006 ULGARA, INDIA – A sprawling, yet largely hidden, war is raging in India's rural countryside, and after years of ignoring it, Delhi is signalling a military counteroffensive. India's Maoist insurgents, also called Naxalites, have expanded their area of operations from just four states 10 years ago to half of India's 28 states today.
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Image: A child stands beside the ruins of his village. © Mark Bushnell / Oxfam Great Britain
18.08.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 17 (OneWorld) - Twenty-one former generals and high ranking national security officials have called on United States President George W. Bush to reverse course and embrace a new area of negotiation with Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. In a letter released Thursday, the group told reporters Bush's 'hard line' policies have undermined national security and made America less safe.
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Related topics/regions: [United States] [North Korea] [Iran] [Geopolitics] [Arms & military] [Conflict resolution] [Security]
In the sights of a terrorist, or of your own government?
11.08.2006 from Worldchanging:
Sustainability should be the national security priority. Terrorism is really a sideshow.
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Image: In the sights of a terrorist, or of your own government? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
04.08.2006 The “Objection for Peace” Regional Network, throughout the last four years of its existence, has opposed any type of war and violence, has worked on prevention and termination of ongoing wars, and remains dedicated to principles and values of pacifism and non-violence in its work to demilitarize public awareness.
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Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations]
04.08.2006 Regionalna mreža „Prigovor za mir“ tokom posljednje 4 godine postojanja, u svojoj osnovnoj misiji se protivi svakoj vrsti rata i nasilja, radi na prevenciji i prekidu tekućih ratova, te posvećena vrijednostima pacifizma i nenasilja radi na demilitarizaciji svijesti.
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Related topics/regions: [South East Europe] [Human rights] [Democracy] [War & peace] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace]

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