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Category: Terrorism

US troops in Africa

Where does US have troops in Africa, how many, and why?

October 23, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, International, Military, Terrorism, War Leave a comment

Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise

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Rapid fire weapons – every man’s birthright?

October 4, 2017 Bill Kesler Guns, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

In 1934, following the era of Al Capone and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Congress placed restrictions on the sale, purchase and ownership of

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Trump-Afghanistan

With Afghanistan, Trump cannot run away from his mental health problems

August 22, 2017 Arthur Lieber Democracy, Mental Health, Terrorism, Trump, War Leave a comment

It’s possible that Donald Trump can run away from his Charlottesville problems by trying to be commander-in-chief and uttering a policy about Afghanistan. What

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The battle within between dispassion and empathy

June 21, 2017 Hafsa Mansoor Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Immigration, International, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

I had been planning on writing yet another article decrying the afflictive double standard and dog whistle politics of the term “terrorism.” Saturday, thousands

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Amman, Yemen, Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, Medina: Where is the outrage?

July 5, 2016 Hafsa Mansoor Crime/Violence, International, Terrorism 2 comments

June 22: Amman, Jordan, military checkpoint, 6 dead. June 27: Mukalla, Yemen, Security target, 42 dead, 30 injured. June 28: Istanbul, Turkey, Airport, 45

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Brave Muslim journalists assassinated for reporting on ISIS

January 8, 2016 Renee Shur Media, People, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

The next time you hear Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or any of the phony journalists and sneering pundits of Fox News claim that Muslims

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How “NCIS” helped me understand religious extremism

December 18, 2015 Susan Cunningham Media, Religion in Politics, Terrorism, Violence One comment

I record TV shows to watch when I want to “zone out” as the kids say. One that I like is NCIS (not the

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Anti-Muslim myths and misinformation in post-Paris America

December 16, 2015 Renee Shur Language/Words, Media, Terrorism Leave a comment

A short primer on countering some of the anti-Muslim myths and misinformation politicians and the media are feeding us following the terrorist attacks in

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America’s role in spawning terror

January 20, 2015 Susan Cunningham Foreign Policy, Terrorism, Violence One comment

I suspect that most Americans don’t realize how much we are responsible for the acts of terror being committed in European countries. I know

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Grieving for Pakistan, and very angry, too

December 17, 2014 Hafsa Mansoor International, Terrorism One comment

Perhaps you know now that on December 16, Taliban massacred more than 130 schoolchildren in Peshawar, Pakistan; death tolls are greater than that, and

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They Quit Trump

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Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

August 28, 2018
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Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

June 20, 2018
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Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

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Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017
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Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA

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Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message

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