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In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
  Chapter 6 -- Terrorist Groups
The group’s stated goal is to promote an independent Islamic state in western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago (areas in the southern Philippines heavily populated by Muslims) but the ASG has primarily used terror for financial profit.
Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ) is the militant offshoot of the Sunni sectarian group Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan.
The group, led by Syed Salahuddin, is comprised primarily of ethnic Kashmiris.
www.state.gov /s/ct/rls/45394.htm   (16605 words)

  
 Terrorism: Middle Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 1998
Terrorism list countries are often referred to in policy literature as synonymous with the term "rogue states," although there is no agreed definition of what constitutes a rogue state.
The radical Islamic groups appear to be the most active, stating as their main objectives the overthrow of secular, pro-Western Middle Eastern governments, the derailment of the Arab-Israeli peace process, or the ouster of U.S. forces from the Persian Gulf and Middle East.
The group is not believed to have undertaken a major terrorist operation since a failed raid on the Israeli sea resort town of Eilat in May 1992.
www.ict.org.il /documents/documentdet.cfm?docid=39   (17079 words)

  
 Guatemala (11/05)
This group became the nucleus of the forces that were in armed insurrection against the government for the next 36 years.
The military is equipped with armaments and materiel from the United States, Israel, Serbia and Montenegro, Taiwan, Argentina, Spain, and France.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2045.htm   (4835 words)

  
 Journalists killed in 2005
The group rallied in the capital, marched to the National Press Club, and called for justice in the murders of journalists.
Wazzan, a news anchor with the Iraqi state TV channel Al-Iraqiya who was kidnapped on February 20, was found dead five days later on a roadside in Mosul, where the journalist had lived and worked, according to press reports citing her husband.
The government declared a state of emergency on August 13 and President Chandrika Kumaratunga accused the LTTE of killing Kadirgamar, a critic of the LTTE.
www.cpj.org /killed/killed05.html   (11174 words)

  
 Church and State
Ethnic cleansing, espoused by one of the largest and most influential student groups supported by La Raza - the same La Raza that Bill Clinton and Karl Rove are dallying with.
Lest you still think this is a "fringe" group, despite all the evidence to the contrary, you should know that they are implementing their plans, in the face of mainstream America's somnolent tolerance.
Michigan State University (MSU) is in violation of the Marriage Amendment to Michigan's Constitution, which provides that "the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose," and Michigan statutes that prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages.
nathanbradfield.blogspot.com   (4602 words)

  
 Eschaton
According to a source familiar with the case, the document indicated that the National Security Agency intercepted telephone conversations in the spring of 2004 between a director of the al-Haramain Islamic Foundation and lawyers for the foundation in the District.
Ottaway was researching Islamic groups and individuals who had been designated terrorists by the U.S. government and were attempting to prove their innocence.
The American media, that is. Their partisan selves are so thoroughly embedded in the culture-jamming electioneering of the Rovist personality cult the GOP has become that they genuinely don’t recognize the difference between actually achieving peace and a non-doomed secular democracy in Iraq, and just being able to plausibly claim that peace on American TV.
atrios.blogspot.com /2006_02_26_atrios_archive.html   (5643 words)

  
 Daily Excelsior.........State
Regarding the demand for providing ration to the border migrants, the Speaker said that he would personally visit the area and ensure that their demand is addressed expeditiously.
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdul Majid Wani who was also present on the occasion addressing the gathering said that Government is fully aware of its responsibilities and is sensitive to the genuine demands of people particularly living those in far off and remote areas.
He stated the purpose of workshop should not be confined on papers only but to have ground level results for the integrated development of the society.
www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/05may08/state.htm   (8796 words)

  
 Death Penalty Links
List of Executions in 2004 by name and state; Number of executions since 1976 by state and race; List of jurisdictions with or without death penalty; Current death row population by state and race.
List of executed prisoners since 1977 by name, date, state, method, and names of victims; Number of executions since 1977 by year and state; Texas executions by county; Upcoming executions scheduled.
Listing of the 49 women executed in the United states since 1900, by age, race, state, date of execution, and method of execution.
www.clarkprosecutor.org /html/links/dplinks.htm   (10575 words)

  
 Informed Comment: 10/01/2003 - 10/31/2003
A group of Assyrians in Cyprus and Iraq broke from Nestorian doctrine in the 1400s and became Uniates, one of a number of Eastern churches admitted into communion with Rome.
At some points the "6 plus 2" group of Afghanistan's neighbors plus Russia and the US played an important role in the Afghan crisis, and the ultimate solution of backing the northern alliance plus creating Karzai as a credible Pushtun leader was supported by this group.
Its two simple demands are that Iraq become a loose Federation in which there is a consolidated Kurdish province (the Kurds are now largely scattered through four separate provinces), and that it be free from intereference by Turkey.
www.juancole.com /2003_10_01_juancole_archive.html   (12336 words)

  
 Informed Comment: 08/01/2004 - 08/31/2004
Thus, the Neocons managed to put the false Niger uranium purchase story into the State of the Union address in 2003 despite the opposition of CIA director George Tenet, who knew by then that it was junk.
As can be seen by Lobe's list, WINEP supplies rightwing intellectuals to Republican administrations, who employ their positions to support Likud policies from within the US government.
Given that the Bush administration has turned Iraq into a failed state and a country in flames, the condition of which is far worse than the US public is allowed to know, it is quite outrageous that Bush should be trumpeting Iraq as an achievement.
www.juancole.com /2004_08_01_juancole_archive.html   (16411 words)

  
 Online Burma Library > Main Library > Non-Burman ethnic groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) ...
IMNA also have Mon DVB radio program, part of the Democratic Voice of Burma that broadcasting from Norway and IMNA also producing news through via and Monnet mail list which is run by Mon community in United State of America.
To ensure that it is widely read, you can use this email: kaowao@hotmail.com to tell others about this newsletter, and to let them know about your work, events, and public debate."...
Monthly, carrying news about Mon State, Burma and ethnic areas as well as international news, interviews, articles and opinion pieces.
www.ibiblio.org /obl/show.php?cat=1213&lo=&sl=1   (442 words)

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