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	War on Terror - Global Issues
		Some of the definitions of ‘terrorism’ under discussion are so broad that they could be used to criminalize anyone out of favour with those in power and criminalize legitimate peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression and association.
		The Iraq war was one such example, where among other things, the concern of terrorism was used to justify a war against Iraq, even though the terrorism links were not real.
		The “war on terror” and the war in Iraq has encouraged a new wave of human rights abuse and diverted attention from old ones … while many governments are openly pursuing repressive agendas.
	www.globalissues.org /Geopolitics/WarOnTerror.asp (4038 words)

	War on Terrorism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The phrase "War on Terrorism" was first widely used by the Western press to refer to the attempts by Russian and European governments, and eventually the U.S. government, to stop attacks by anarchists against international political leaders.
		The British proclaimed a "War on Terrorism" and attempted to crack down on Irgun, Lehi, and anyone perceived to be cooperating with them.
		U.S. Dept. of Defense News on the "War on Terrorism"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/War_on_Terrorism (5065 words)

	War on Terrorism - Empire? - Global Policy Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Washington called on other states to join in the fight against terrorism asserting that “either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” Many governments joined this campaign, often adopting harsh new laws, lifting long-standing legal protections and stepping up domestic policing and intelligence work.
		Critics charge that the “war on terrorism” is an ideology of fear and repression that creates enemies and promotes violence rather than mitigating acts of terror and strengthening security.
		Ever since Washington launched its “war on terrorism,” governments worldwide have used the "war" as a pretext for repression of opponents, such as religious minorities and opposition parties.
	www.globalpolicy.org /empire/terrorwar/index.htm (435 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/War on terrorism
		War is a nation-state problem." Lakoff believes that the frame invoked by the phrase plays a key role in the political changes enacted by President Bush through the implication of the frame.
		The phrase "war on terrorism" was first widely used by the Western press to refer to the efforts by the British colonial government to end a spate of Jewish terrorist attacks in the British Mandate of Palestine in the late 1940s.
		Some say the 2003 invasion of Iraq is part of the "war on terror," most notably but not exclusively because of Hussein's supposed WMD activities, and financial and logistical support for various Palestinian terrorist groups, including payments of approximately $25,000 (U.S.) to the families of successful suicide bombers.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/War_on_terror (6963 words)

	War on terrorism - SourceWatch
		This perpetual war has been promulgated by U.S. President George W. Bush as a reaction to the events of September 11, 2001, which incorporates or replaces the long-standing permanent failure of the "war on drugs" which, likewise, has many meanings in different countries.
		The phrase/image War on terror is frequently used by President Bush, leading some to observe that it is impossible to carry out what is defined as "war" against an abstract noun.
		Lutz Kleveman, "The 'war on terror' is being used as an excuse to further US energy interests in the Caspian", The Guardian, October 20, 2003.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=War_on_terrorism (2341 words)

	War on Terrorism Web Sites -- after the 9 - 11 attack
		Daniel Pipes argues that the War on Terrorism must be a war on militant Islam.
		The War in Context specializes in "alternative perspectives on the 'war on terrorism' and the Middle East Conflict'" and questions the actions of the Bush administration.
		David Duke argues that "...Israeli Terrorism and American Treason Caused the Sept 11 Attacks" and that "Jewish supremacists" are behind the war in Iraq.
	yama333.tripod.com (2537 words)

	War on Terrorism
		The global war on terrorism continues to be fought intensively in every region of the world with encouraging results.
		While the military’s success in the war on terrorism has dominated the headlines, it is important to note that military force alone will not suffice.
		While we have taken significant steps in the war on terrorism, it is important not to think that total victory is near—far from it.
	www.state.gov /m/ds/rls/rm/20479.htm (1085 words)

	Iraq (War on Terrorism). SLA News Division Web Site.
		University of Nebraska: Expert Resources in the War on Terrorism - Biological and chemical warfare, agricultural and environmental terrorism, and Afghanistan and the Middle East are a few of the topics University of Nebraska specialists can address.
		War Report -- Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath - This helpful omnibus of links to timely research, editorials, papers, and other written material on the situation in both Iraq and Afghanistan is provided by the Project on Defense Alternatives.
		War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives [.pdf] - Released as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Committee on International Security Studies Occasional Papers series, this 93-page report from December 2002 examines the political, military, and economic consequences of war with Iraq.
	www.ibiblio.org /slanews/internet/iraq.htm (4611 words)

	Winning the War on Terrorism
		The war on terrorism is being fought on two fronts.
		In addition to funding in the base for the war on terrorism, the total defense request includes about $10 billion specifically dedicated to a select group of programs aimed at fighting terrorism including combat air patrols over U.S. cities, special equipment and forces to protect U.S. forces, and facilities to detain terrorists.
		And when governments fail to meet the most basic needs of their people, these failed states can become havens for terror.” One of the most important weapons in the war on terror is the hope of hundreds of millions of impoverished people for a better future.
	www.whitehouse.gov /omb/budget/fy2004/winning.html (4877 words)

	The 'War on Terrorism'
		In a speech to a joint session of Congress on September 17th, 2001, Bush announced that America was embarked upon a "War on Terrorism" (in that speech he used the words "terror", "terrorist" and "terrorism" at total of 32 times, and "war" twelve times, so no-one would fail to get the message).
		The "War on Terrorism" is the psy-war successor to the "War on Drugs".
		The war on terror is intended to strike fear in the hearts of Americans, so that they sacrifice liberty for security and mobilize behind their leaders to smite the foe wherever and whomever he may be.
	www.serendipity.li /wtc8.htm (1146 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Grading the War on Terrorism - Richard A. Falkenrath
		Benjamin and Simon's thesis in The Next Attack is that "we are losing" the war on terrorism because of the ignorance, ineptitude, and ideological blinkers of the Bush administration.
		On the legal aspects of the war on terrorism, Benjamin and Simon reveal a surprising ignorance and disdain.
		National security experts need to develop a case for shifting the object from "terror" to "Islamist radicalism" and for deemphasizing martial terminology and images -- a case that is so thorough, objective, and compelling that it will help persuade politicians to do something that is inexpedient for them but good for the country.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /20060101fareviewessay85111/richard-a-falkenrath/grading-the-war-on-terrorism.html (2691 words)

	UCB Libraries \| GovPubs \| Terrorism
		The NCTC defines terrorism as occurring when groups or individuals act on political motivation to deliberately or recklessly attack civilians/non-combatants or their property and the attack does not fall into another special category of political violence, such as crime, rioting, or tribal violence.
		USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) enacted on October 29, 2001, this public law was to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
		War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives from the Committee on International Security Studies of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, this December 2002 report examines the political, military, and economic consequences to the United States of war with Iraq.
	ucblibraries.colorado.edu /govpubs/sept11.htm (1712 words)

	War on Terrorism
		In light of these developments, it seems essential that the Church continually apply the Just War teaching that the Bishops have embraced to the conduct and expansion of the War on Terrorism.
		The Just War tradition makes two sorts of judgments about a specific war: (1) Jus Ad Bellum — whether the decision to go to war is justified, and (2) Jus in Bello — whether specific strategies and tactics used in conducting the war are justified.
		In the case of questions of strategy and tactics in the War on Terrorism, the discussion must be ongoing for the duration of the war.
	www.stbernards.edu /billboards/warterr.htm (1586 words)

	The Pentagon has a secret new strategy for taking on terrorists--and taking them down - US News and World Report
		Officially titled the "National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism," the document is the culmination of 18 months of work and is a significant evolution from the approach adopted after the 9/11 attacks, which was to focus on capturing or killing the top al Qaeda leaders.
		For the first time since then, Pentagon officials say, they have a strategy that examines the nature of the antiterror war in depth, lays out a detailed road map for prosecuting it, and establishes a score card to determine where and whether progress is being made.
		Douglas Feith, the Pentagon's under secretary for policy, was told, along with the deputy director for the war on terrorism for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brig.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/news/articles/050801/1terror.htm (626 words)

	Wider 'War on Terrorism' - Its construction in the first year
		For the best understanding of the construction of this war users are encouraged to begin with the Antecedents page and work forward in time to the most recent.
		For further insight into the ongoing war readers are referred to the Project on Defense Alternatives' Website War Report which provides a frequently updated collection of select articles, documents, and analyses of the new Iraq war and the aftermath of the Afghan war.
		As America began its 'war on terrorism' the Project on Defense Alternatives kept an eye on the inclination of some influential officials, 'opinion-makers', and political actors to widen the war in the advancement of objectives broader than interdicting the bin Laden organization.
	www.comw.org /pda/widerwarwatch (3698 words)

	The War on Terrorism
		Our correspondent travels to Yemen and Eritrea, and finds that the war on terrorism is forcing U.S. involvement with the one country's tribal turbulence and the other's obsessive fear of chaos.
		Going to war with Iraq would mean shouldering all the responsibilities of an occupying power the moment victory was achieved.
		American eyes are focused at the moment mainly on the war against terrorism.
	www.theatlantic.com /waronterror (2008 words)

	CNN.com - Sharon declares 'war against terrorism' - April 2, 2002
		JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared his nation was at war with terrorism Sunday as Israeli forces forged ahead with operations in the West Bank on a day darkened by two more suicide bombings that killed at least 14 people.
		"Citizens of Israel, the state of Israel is in a war -- a war against terrorism," Sharon said in a nationally televised address.
		Izzedine al Qassam, the armed wing of the Hamas militant group, claimed responsibility for the terror attack on the restaurant and identified the bomber as a man from the West Bank town of Jenin.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/03/31/mideast/index.html (1481 words)

	War on Terrorism
		The event, being held in Riyadh February 5-8, aims to develop specific proposals for improving bilateral, regional and international cooperation on counter-terrorism.
		The conference will also focus on improving capabilities to combat terror financing, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
		Human societies have suffered from terrorism throughout history. ; In recent times, the severity of this...
	www.saudiembassy.net /Issues/WOTConference/Con1.asp (656 words)

	Bogus War On Terrorism - 9-11Review
		None of this assembled evidence, all of which comes from sources already in the public domain, is compatible with the idea of a real, determined war on terrorism.
		From this it seems that the so-called "war on terrorism" is being used largely as bogus cover for achieving wider US strategic geopolitical objectives.
		The conclusion of all this analysis must surely be that the "global war on terrorism" has the hallmarks of a political myth propagated to pave the way for a wholly different agenda - the US goal of world hegemony, built around securing by force command over the oil supplies required to drive the whole project.
	911review.org /Wiki/BogusWarOnTerrorism.shtml (2542 words)

	Monthly Review November 2001 The Editors
		A war is to be fought, Bush and his administration made clear, and it is to take place in many different countries—extending to whole nations (which make better targets than hard to find terrorists).
		The war was good and necessary for freedom and democracy; those that opposed it were trivialized, marginalized, distorted or ignored.
		In sum, the government, the military, and the corporate media are all in overdrive to sell the necessity, inevitability, and virtues of a war on terrorism with few boundaries, to be carried out by the most powerful military force on the planet.
	www.monthlyreview.org /1101edit.htm (3638 words)

	War on Terrorism
		In the nearly one year that has followed the tragic events of September 11th, the United States and its allies have waged an international war on terrorists and those that support them.
		Though it is beyond the scope of this site to discuss the War on Terrorism in detail, here are a few key links to provide an overview on Afghanistan, Usama Bin Ladin, the terrorists who killed innocent Americans on Sept. 11th and the al-Qa’ida network.
		Home page for the new Department and current information on the War on Terrorism and defending the U.S. against future attacks.
	neahin.org /programs/schoolsafety/september11/materials/nmwot.htm (201 words)

	The war against terrorism
		The consequences of the war in Afghanistan – leaving aside the cost in human suffering – are already alarming.
		The destruction of al-Qaida, prime objective of the war on terrorism, has been a fiasco: the top leaders of the organisation are nowhere to be found, scattered across the world or safely hidden in the tribal zone on the frontier with Pakistan.
		In the West, and in the rest of the world, the war on terrorism has been the signal for an unprecedented offensive against civil rights.
	mondediplo.com /focus/iraq/r1458 (346 words)

	War On Terrorism - Wonkette (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Our big wars — and the war on terrorism ranks with the big ones — have a way of starting in the first year of a decade.
		Supreme Courts, which historically have been loath to intervene against presidential war powers in the midst of conflict, have tended to give the president until mid-decade to do what he wishes to the Constitution in order to win the war.
		I mean, being in the middle of a war where people turn on their television sets and see brave men and women dying is not something that makes people happy and optimistic and upbeat.
	www.wonkette.com /politics/war-on-terrorism (3224 words)

	International Global War on Terrorism, War on Terror, War Against Terror, Counterterrorism, Antiterrorism, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Terrorism is defined as violent or criminal acts against a civilian population for the purpose of coercion, and promoting a political cause or agenda.
		Terrorism Incident Annex to the Federal Response Plan (FRP), local copy, with emphasis on crisis management and consequence management, used to implement Presidential Decision Directive 39 (PDD-39), mentions PDD-39's designation of Dept of Justice (delegated to FBI) as lead agency for countering terrorism, with FEMA as the lead agency for consequence management
		Terrorism Incident Annex to the Federal Response Plan (FRP), local copy, with emphasis on crisis management and consequence management, used to implement Presidential Decision Directive 39 (PDD-39), mentions PDD-39's designation as Dept of Justice (delegated to FBI) as lead agency for countering terrorism, with FEMA as the agency for consequence management
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/cps-terr.htm (7218 words)

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