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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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29.08.2007 NEW YORK, Aug 29 (OneWorld) - The White House is coming under increasing pressure from a number of Congressional leaders and rights watchdog groups to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with someone who can restore faith in the U.S. justice system.
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Coltivazione di oppio in Afghanistan
28.08.2007 La produzione di oppio in Afghanistan è cresciuta in un anno del 34% e nel 2007 arriverà a 8.200 tonnellate. Lo rivela un rapporto dell'Ufficio Onu contro la droga e il crimine (Unodc) che definisce "spaventosi" i livelli raggiunti. "L'Afghanistan può praticamente considerarsi l'esclusivo fornitore mondiale di oppio: oggi la sua produzione copre il 96% del mercato mondiale degli oppiacei" - ha commentato Antonio Maria Costa, Direttore dell'Unodc che ha accusato anche le truppe straniere nelle province confinanti con il Pakistan di "tacita accettazione del traffico di oppio in cambio di informazioni d'intelligence e sostegno occasionale durante le operazioni contro i Talebani e Al Queda". Circa il 70% di tutto l'oppio prodotto in Afghanistan proviene infatti dalle 5 province che confinano con il Pakistan.
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Image: Coltivazione di oppio in Afghanistan © IRIN
14.08.2007 BADDAWI CAMP, Northern Lebanon, Aug 13 (IPS) - Palestinians displaced by the fighting at the northern Lebanese refugee camp Nahr al-Bared have accused the Lebanese Army of torturing and abusing civilians.
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Thailand; protestors or terrorists?
03.08.2007 In the years following the ratification of the extremely controversial USA PATRIOT Act, other countries across the world, including the Philippines and El Salvador, have introduced equally contentious counter-terrorism statutes that have had serious implications on civil rights, say advocates.
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