Posts tagged terrorism

Bainimarama: I Staged Coup to Stop...

By Prerna on September 27, 2009
Bainimarama: I Staged Coup to Stop Terrorists

While Lasenia Qarase and his corrupt government was nothing to extol and praise, Bainimarama labeled them as ‘terrorists’ at the United Nations General Assembly, in order to legitimise his reign: I believe that these critics are largely unaware of the extent to which politicians, in league... [+]

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27Sep

Are You A Left-Wing Terrorist?

By Prerna on August 17, 2009
Are You A Left-Wing Terrorist?

Thanks to the right-wing wackos who made a mirror site to the awesome Immigration Clearinghouse, I made the ‘left wing terrorist list’ like 3-4 times over!! Border Activists Border Action Network Border Ambassadors No to Borders and Boundreys Open Borders Lobby Smart Borders Hispanic Activism American-Latino... [+]

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17Aug

North Korea Is Not a Threat -...

By Prerna on April 5, 2009
North Korea Is Not a Threat – Unveiling Hegemonic Discourses

That security is socially constructed does not mean that there are not to be found real, material conditions that help to create particular interpretations of threats, or that such conditions are irrelevant to either the creation or undermining of the assumptions underlying security policy. Enemies,... [+]

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05Apr

Mumbai Attacks - They Wanted...

By Prerna on November 27, 2008
Mumbai Attacks – They Wanted Foreigners

Follow on Twitter – #Mumbai and DesiPundit has done a great job with the round-ups. My concern is with this statement from Reuters. A witness told Indian television that gunmen in Mumbai looked for British and U.S. passport holders. “They wanted anyone with British or American passports,” a... [+]

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27Nov

ICE thawed: French terrorist allowed...

By Prerna on October 14, 2008
ICE thawed: French terrorist allowed to roam free in the United States

I found this recently: And snooped online to actually understand what was going on during that time period. It turns out that the original Rainbow Warrior was sunk in a terrorist attack by the French Government in 1985 (the President admitted it only... [+]

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14Oct

Day 2 - The REAL democratic National...

By Prerna on August 26, 2008
Day 2 – The REAL democratic National Convention vs. the Police State

One after another, the women leaders of the Democrat National Party took center-stage on Day 2. The roster included Governor K. Selebius, Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator Claire McCaskill, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Maria Cantwell, Governor Napolitano, and finally Hillary Clinton rounded up the day.... [+]

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26Aug

U.S. Government Wrongfully Detaining...

By Prerna on August 23, 2008
U.S. Government Wrongfully Detaining Citizens and Tourists

I came across an outrageous article today that reminded me of a caller I spoke to when I staffed the National Lawyers’ Guild 9-11 Hotline. He was a dual-citizen of Bulgaria and the United States who was apprehended by Homeland Security at the San Francisco... [+]

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23Aug

American Muslims Not What You Think...

By Prerna on August 20, 2008
American Muslims Not What You Think – Breaking from Stereotypes

There is this great Pakistani song titled “Yeh Hum Nahin” meaning “This is Not Us” as in “We are not Terrorists”–a truly great message. Here is a subtitled version: Anyway, I was reminded of that song as I discovered a surprisingly good editorial in the Pittsburgh... [+]

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20Aug