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”

• Rich Man’s War? – Small Minded Man’s Idea – Case Study For Term Limits

  
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  Sen. Carl Levin is not only a moron, but he’s also a commie.Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) – Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.An “additional ...
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• Letter from Illinois GOP Congressional Delegation on transfer of terrorists to Thomson, IL

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 530
  All Republican members of Illinois’ Congressional Delegation have signed the following letter to President Obama: Dear Mr. President: According to the Chicago Tribune, your Administration may transfer up to 200 Al Qaeda terrorists from their detention facility in Guantanamo Bay a prison in Thomson, Illinois, 150 ...
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• Terrorist Intimidation: Witnesses, Jurors Protection Overlooked in NYC Terrorist Trial

  
  American Conservative News Politics & Opinion - The Land of the Free — Authority: 510
  Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to prosecute murderous, fanatical terrorists — including the 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — speaks volumes about his ignorance of a major problem with protecting witnesses and members of a jury in a case involving terrorism or organized crime.
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• Detainees to Illinois: Can Obama’s Home State Sink Even Lower?

  
  Big Government — Authority: 815
  Illinois can be extra proud of its Democratic elected officials these days as they have joined to create a perfect storm of stupidity resulting in the possibility that terrorist detainees may be transferred to an unopened new prison in the rural northwestern corner of the Prairie State. Favorite son Barack Obama ...
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• Attorney General Eric Holder Panders To Muslim Groups

  
  THE HOT JOINTS — Authority: 437
  Hat tip to Michelle for staying on this story. Attorney General Eric Holder flew to Detroit last night to pander to Muslim groups and assure them that the DOJ is committed to upholding their rights. He promised their would be no “profiling” of Arab Americans in light of the Fort Hood shooting, etc. Reaching ...
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• Rand Paul blasts Obama over terror trials

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 590
  In case you haven’t heard, Rand Paul is taking shots at the Obama Administration over it’s policy of bring detainees from Gitmo to the United States: Rand Paul, who has surprised a lot of people by becoming a real contender for a U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky, bows to political reality — he’s blasting ...
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• Why Doesn’t Chairman Obama Want Congress to Investigate the Ft. Hood Terrorist Attack?

  
  The Conservative Beacon — Authority: 128
  It’s widely known now that the Obama administration is staunchly opposed to congressional investigations of the Ft. Hood terrorist attack. Only Sen. Lieberman’s investigation is moving forward. Why is the Obama administration worried about Congress’s investigations? Is the administration engaged in a cover-up? ...
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• Graham Schools Holder

  
  Reflections From a Murky Pond — Authority: 421
  I don’t always wholeheartedly agree with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s position, nor do I always agree with how he goes about speaking to those positions and against those of the opposition; he is often overly vitriolic, hyperbolic, and antagonistic. Sometimes though, it’s a true joy to watch him cut loose on some poor, ...
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• Eric Holder: The Other Effete Futz and Bus Swallower

  
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  Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post: Charles Krauthammer on the perverse logic of Attorney General Eric Holder For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the "propaganda of the deed." And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 -- not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular ...
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• Giving KSM the Floor

  
  BitsBlog — Authority: 141
  An outright brilliant column from Doctor Charles Krauthammer this morning: Doctor Charles Krauthammer For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular ...
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• Duncan: We Can’t Fight “Politically-Correct” War on Terrorism

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 681
  By Jeff Duncan The act of terrorism at Fort Hood reminds us all that regardless of what the Obama/Pelosi Team or the elite media call it we are at war with Islamic fascism. Americans must rise up and remind our elected officials, Republican and Democrat, that we will not sit idly by while they bow at the altar of ...
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• No one wants the Gitmo detainess

  
  Reformed Chicks Blabbing — Authority: 502
  Obama learns the obvious: no one wants to take the Gitmo detainees . President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison -- partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees. Prisoners like Walid Abu Hijazi. ...
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• CIA Secret ‘Torture’ Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy

  
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  MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS ABC News November 20, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Where ...
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• CIA Secret ‘Torture’ Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 170
  MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS ABC News November 20, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Where ...
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• CIA Secret ‘Torture’ Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy

  
  Infowars — Authority: 719
  MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS ABC News November 20, 2009 A d v e r t i s e m e n t The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told ABC News this week. Where ...
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• Food For Thought

  
  The American Sector — Authority: 124
  A GWU task force set up to make recommendations for the Obama administration on Homeland Security. List of participants (Click to enlarge.) A seminar on Homeland Security attended by our latest domestic terrorist.
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• On-Line Jihadists Switching Languages

  
  Crossroads Arabia — Authority: 510
  The tragedy at Ft. Hood, in which Maj. Nidal Hasan is accused of killing and wounding dozens of his fellow soldiers, is shining a light on websites that promote extremism and jihad. This Associated Press article, published in The Washington Post , reports that the extremist sites are shifting the language they use ...
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• If You Believe Guantanamo Makes Us Safer You Should Have Been Here Today

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 764
  Wish you were here? (photo by Paul Keller) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 11/18/09 – Legal proceedings, such as they are, rumbled to life again today at Guantanamo Bay. Pre-trial issues in the case of Mohammed Kamin , an Afghan man who was captured by the U.S. in Afghanistan in 2003, were heard in a military commission ...
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• Pak PM says new Afghan policy should not affect regional balance

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his meeting with the visiting CIA chief Leon Panetta stressed that the new US strategy for Afghanistan should not affect regional balance in South Asia.Leon Panetta on the occasion asserted that the US is Pakistan’s strategic partner, and ...
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