War on terror

The War On Terror(ism) is a term used most frequently during the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, referring to political, military, and legal conflict against terrorist organizations in the wake of 9/11.

The resulting ideology is commonly held to have been a major contributor to such actions as the Iraq War and the internment of political prisoners in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, as well as the creation of the Patriot Act and other controversial legal and political movements.

A hotly debated topic in the blogosphere, the War On Terror continued to be a common phrase even after its official discontinuation by the Obama administration (in favor of the slightly-more-doublespeak "Overseas Contingency Operation"). Bloggers disagree greatly on definitions of terrorism and what actions should be taken against terrorists and terror organizations, and in the pundit-heavy blogosphere, little middle ground can be reached. The War On Terror may officially be over, but there can be no doubt that the ideas it signifies still occupy the minds of many, and that this issue has yet to be resolved in the public consciousness.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “War on terror”

• if the republicans really cared

  
  skippy the bush kangaroo — Authority: 536
  about the safety of our country and its citizens....they would quit playing politics. apparently, republicans think that unions are more dangerous than terrorists. an attempt to blow up a trans-atlantic flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day would be all-consuming for the administrator of the ...
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• Absentee Obama – Hey, Surf’s Up!

  
  Liberally Conservative — Authority: 126
  This morning one of the first headlines I saw was, “Big First Year Leaves Obama Exhausted.” So quit and do the world a big favor. Fear not, Mr. Obama is relaxing in Hawaii, playing golf, tennis, working out at the gym, playing basketball and enjoying the ocean and tropical breezes. The office Barack Hussein Obama ...
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• President Lieberman wants another war

  
  Phuck Politics - Titty fucking Nancy Pelosi one post at a time. — Authority: 423
  And Senator Obama will probably give it to him . Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) Sunday said that Yemen could be the ground of America’s next overseas war if Washington does not take preemptive action to root out al-Qaeda interests there. Lieberman, who helms the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ...
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• Failed Christmas Airplane Bomber Sans Twig & Berries

  
  THE HOT JOINTS — Authority: 138
  The blogs are buzzing with word that the failed Christmas airplane bomber accidentally scorched his junk while trying to blow up the plane. The genius packed the explosives under his testicles to thwart detection. Personally, I hope it falls off. Related Posts Bin Laden Mentor Condemns Fort Hood Shooting Read ...
  4 hours ago

• Finger Pointing Continues

  
  An Ol' Broad's Ramblings — Authority: 445
  Terrorism Threat Demands Smarter Security, Not More Money Desperate to defect attention away from Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s “the system worked” comments, the left in Congress is attempting to blame conservatives for the attempted Christmas Day Flight 253 bombing. Democrats charge ...
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• ‘Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants planning attacks from Yemen’

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 170
  Joanna Sugden Times Online December 29, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, the country’s Foreign Minister said today. Abu Bakr al-Qirbi appealed for more help from the international community to help to train and equip counter-terrorist ...
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• ‘Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants planning attacks from Yemen’

  
  Infowars — Authority: 710
  Joanna Sugden Times Online December 29, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, the country’s Foreign Minister said today. Abu Bakr al-Qirbi appealed for more help from the international community to help to train and equip counter-terrorist ...
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• Christians Terrorized on Christmas in Iraq

  
  American Conservative News Politics & Opinion - The Land of the Free — Authority: 141
  After weeks of violence against Iraqi Christians, many churches closed their doors on Christmas and hosted only a few guests for late-afternoon Christmas Eve masses.
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• Islamic Jihadism Comparable To Nazism: Will Britain and U.S. Rethink Their Attitudes?

  
  Hummers & Cigarettes — Authority: 514
  Fridays would-be underwear bomber is prompting not only a reassessment of airline security measures with regards to Islamofascists, but perhaps also a call for governments to rethink attitudes and actions towards Islamofascism in general.  The UKs Telegraph today draws a comparison between Jihadist Islamism and ...
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• On Flight 253

  
  My Two Cents Worth — Authority: 135
  Thankfully, on Christmas Day, a terrorist attack on board an airliner was thwarted.  A Nigerian passenger on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 attempted to explode a explosive device in the plane, but fortunately, other passengers stopped him from carrying out his attack.  There is no doubt this was an attempted ...
  5 hours ago

• Army Stripper Wives Win War on Terror [Never Forget]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 862
  Are US Army wives "doing all they can" to help win the War on Terror , if you know what we mean? (We mean are they being strippers, at home, enough??). In order to do his duty as a journalist covering the War on Terror and important military issues here in the USA, New York Times reporter James Dao was forced to ...
  5 hours ago

• Profile terrorists NOT grandmothers!

  
  My view by Silvio Canto, Jr. — Authority: 441
  Once again, we make life miserable for those of us who fly for business or leisure. We are forcing innocent people to go thought long lines, and often very uncomfortable machines, because we dont want to face the truth. Why should innocent people remove their shoes? or have us put lotions and toothpaste ...
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• Retreat From Reality: Some Obvious Observations

  
  ThinkMarkets — Authority: 542
  by Mario Rizzo I am amazed (but shouldn’t be) at how far the American political system has evaded the acceptance of reality and how quickly the chickens are coming home to roost: 1. The War on Drugs . This is clearly a fool’s endeavor  now that Mexico is being destabilized and the US border towns will more and ...
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• Does ACLU Share Blame for Christmas Day Attack?

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 668
  The ACLU certainly did its best to water down airport security. They fought against every kind of search possible under the guise of privacy rights, and are the greatest foe against watch lists around. They have truly been America’s greatest impediment to security. From 9-11 to the present day, the ACLU has ...
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• 10 men who inspired us in 2009

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 132
  Here are the stories of ten men who inspired us in 2009. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Charles Krauthammer Rips Obama on Iran Freedom Protests … “flaccid, meaningless words”

  
  Scared Monkeys — Authority: 572
  Obama, ALL WORDS AND NO ACTION … KUDOS for Charles Krauthammer for always speaking what’s on his mind and holding nothing back. Krauthammer not impressed by Obama’s words  … “flaccid words, meaningless words”. THIS IS NOT ABOUT JUSTICE … THIS IS NOT ABOUT AN ABSENCE OF A PUBLIC OPTION IN HEALTH ...
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• "Soft On Terror" Is The New "Soft On Crime" [Politics And Bullshit]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 805
  Once again, the Republicans are trying to rebuild their shattered and broken party by pointing the fingers at Democratic failings. The latest: advocating for pre-emptive strikes while playing politics on appropriations bills that would help stop terrorist attacks. In order to make this point, they employ a wide ...
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• What’s Wrong With Full Body Scans?

  
  Disinformation — Authority: 558
  Lots of stories similar to the one below from Bloomberg News are appearing in the media. I’ll be on a long distance flight tomorrow and if the TSA screeners at JFK want to see a full body scan of me I’ll have no problem with it. Is it just me, or are the “invasion of privacy” knee-jerk reactions from the ...
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• The Gitmo Connection to the Underwear Bomber

  
  PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Authority: 139
  Via ABC News:  Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S. Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007, according to American ...
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• Released Guantanamo detainees did not respond to art therapy the way we were hoping.

  
  Althouse — Authority: 719
  They, apparently, went on to plan the Christmas Day bombing. 1. What does this say about art? Is art ineffectual or — think about it! — quite powerful ? It seems to me that serious artists are not about using art to become serene members of the community. They try to make strong statements and shake complacent ...
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