War on terror: Obama softened the language, but hardened Muslim hearts The Obama administration s shift in counterterrorism language sought to bridge the divide with the Muslim world and soften Americans fear of Islam. But the new rhetoric hasn’t matched policy, and the unintended costs at home and abroad have been high. Obama ‘hash of…
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‘Fox & Friends’ host Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying that ‘all terrorists are Muslim’ NEW YORK – Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade is apologizing for saying on the air that “all terrorists are Muslim.” US convicts Singapore man in Tamil Tigers arms plot WASHINGTON, Oct 19 A federal jury in Baltimore has convicted a…
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Basque separatist says he is against return to violence ARNALDO OTEGI, the veteran leader of Batasuna, the banned Basque pro-independence party, gave an unprecedented interview yesterday, which marks a significant advance in the excruciatingly slow peace process under way in the region. Rebels biker court case begins A WEEK-LONG magistrates court sitting began yesterday to…
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Hundreds of Awakening Council fighters rejoin Iraq insurgency Members of U.S.-allied Awakening Councils have quit or been dismissed from their positions in significant numbers in recent months, prey to an intensive recruitment campaign to rejoin the Sunni insurgency, according to government officials, current and former members of the Awakening, and insurgents. Bahrain Charges Shi’ites With…
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AP source: years before Mumbai attack, wife of convicted terrorist David Headley spoke to FBI WASHINGTON – A government official says the wife of a businessman linked to the Mumbai terrorist attacks in India spoke to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in 2005 about her husband. She told the FBI he had expressed to…
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Al Qaeda Threats in Europe May Be Prelude to Strikes in U.S. After nearly a decade, the men and women fighting off terrorist attacks on the homeland are tired and worried. Take a recent breakfast I had with an old friend: I’d asked him why all the alerts and warnings of late (including the one…
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Tigers take on free-flowing Scarlets Welford Road opens its doors for the first time in this Heineken Cup campaign on Sunday as Leicester take on a confident Scarlets side Tigers report: Notes, quotes –Memphis coach Larry Porter said Monday there could be some personnel changes for this week’s game against Southern Mississippi (4-2). “Possibly,” he…
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Tigers report: Notes, quotes FINAL RECORD 22-9, 11-3, 2nd place in the Ivy League. White House: Ahmadinejad visit exposes Hezbollah values The White House said Wednesday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s “provocative” visit to Beirut proved that Hezbollah cared more about Iran than the people of Lebanon. The Portlander’s Guide to Urban Guerrilla Driving This…
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