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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Original Technorati articles tagged “war on terror”

• in Politics
  US-Pak Duo: What Has Changed Since 1979?
  Having a look at the changing US Pakistani relationship in terms of a common Pakistani
  by guyver1918 / on Oct 28, 2011
• in Politics
  To Torture or Not to Torture? That Is The Question...
  Torture of terrorist suspects is not wrong or immoral, it just doesn't work.
  by lgvelez / on Oct 1, 2011
• in Politics
  The Next American Invasion
  The next American Invasion, could neither be in Iran nor North Korea. Instead .. Guess where ..
  by mariorozario / on May 23, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “war on terror”

 

• Jihad Experts Decry White House Terror Training Guidelines

  
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  Jihad Experts Decry White House Terror Training Guidelines – Daily Caller Experts on Islam and terrorism are decrying the Department of Homeland Security’s recently revealed anti-terrorism training guidelines, which pressure cops to ignore Islamic beliefs when investigating terror crimes. . The Boston bombings ...
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• Benghazi Bombshell: CIA Warned Of Impending Jihadist Attack

  
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  Bombshell In The Benghazi E-mails: The CIA Warned Of Impending Jihadist Attack – World Tribune The White House recently released more than 100 pages of e-mails between the CIA, State Department and the White House regarding the now infamous talking points. . President Barack Obama insists “there is no there, ...
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• Obama’s War on Terror is Endless, Permanent

  
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  Glenn Greenwald | Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the war, in limitless form, will continue for at least another decade -- or two.
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• What’s happening at Guantanamo Bay is daily torture

  
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  Independent journalist Jason Leopold just visited Guantanamo Bay and sent this report and photos ( see this link ): Last week, thanks to the generous support of the Freedom of Press Foundation , I traveled to Guantanamo during the height of a mass hunger strike to tour the detention facility, along with four other ...
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• Gates: Some Benghazi critics have “cartoonish” view of military capability

  
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  cbsnews.com | "I think my decisions would have been just as theirs were," said Gates.
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• Mother of Slain Benghazi Victim Sean Smith … “I Wish Hillary a Happy Mother’s Day. She’s Got Her Child. I Don’t Have Mine, Because of Her”

  
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  A Mother’s Day wish to Hillary Clinton, who screwed up, before, during and after the Benghazi attack, from the mom of murdered Sean Smith.  Last night on Huckabee, Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, who was murdered in Benghazi, Libya along with three other Americans, Ambassador Chris Steve, Glen Doherty ...
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• Will Obama Suffer the Second-Term Curse?

  
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  Well, jeez, lets hope so. At the Washington Post : Recent events suggest that the 44th president may not be immune to the phenomenon that historians call the “second-term curse.” Not four months after his ambitious inaugural address, President Obama finds himself struggling to move his legislative agenda ...
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• Glenn Greenwald explains role of constant US violence on world

  
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  From this week’s HBO Real Time with Bill Maher :
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• Russia Withheld Tamerlan Tsarnaev Text Messages, U.S. Officials Say

  
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  At the Wall Street Journal, " U.S.: Russia Withheld Intel on Boston Bomb Suspect ": Russia withheld a crucial piece of information from the U.S. before the Boston bombings, U.S. officials say, bolstering a concern that distrust between the two governments erased an opportunity to avert the disaster. In 2011, ...
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• The Audacity of the Obama White House … … Jay Carney Blames Mitt Romney for Benghazi Scandal

  
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  WHO POLITICIZED BENGHAZI AND THE DEATH OF FOUR AMERICANS? The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama. The Obama Administration and their minions are some of the most vile that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has ever seen. After ABC News had exposed the Benghazi talking points had been edited 12 times to the point where they ...
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• Why a government-orchestrated distraction event is highly likely to occur in the next 7 days

  
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  Mike Adams | A false flag event, an act of war, a bombing or some other headlines-grabbing orchestrated event is very likely to occur in the next seven days precisely.
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• Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Claims Victory in Pakistan Election

  
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  At the Wall Street Journal, " Former PM Declares Victory in Pakistan: Voters Stream to Polls, but Twin Bombings Underscore the Dangers ": LAHORE, Pakistan—A conservative former Pakistani prime minister ousted in a 1999 military coup, Nawaz Sharif, appeared headed to victory Saturday in a closely fought election ...
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• Car Bombings Near Syrian Border Kill at Least Forty in Turkey

  
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  At the New York Times, " Car Bombings Kill Dozens in Center of Turkish Town Near the Syrian Border ": REYHANLI, Turkey — Two powerful car bombs killed at least 43 people in this town near Turkey’s border with Syria on Saturday, transforming downtown office blocks into smoldering husks in one of the deadliest ...
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• Must see video: US Apache helicopter taking out Taliban troops!

  
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  This video shows how the good guys take out the bad guys while attempting to limit any collateral damage to women and children!This tactic is the exact opposite of those used by the terrorists as was so clearly shown in the Boston Marathon massacr...
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• Must see video: US Apache helicopter taking out Taliban troops!

  
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  This video shows how the good guys take out the bad guys while attempting to limit any collateral damage to women and children! This tactic is the exact opposite of those used by the terrorists as was so clearly shown in the Boston Marathon massacre and the attacks on 9/11/2001. Their main goal is to kill and ...
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• Old news? Watergate was ten months old when scandal broke wide open

  
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  Richard Milhous Obama Luckily Im old enough to remember the Watergate Scandal. Yeah, I was a kid, but I was a newshound then--and like most people back then, Watergate and its coverup didnt register with me as a big deal until ten months after the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic Party, which occurred ...
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• From Doug Ross, DAMNING: The complete Benghazi timeline spreadsheet - Updated with the latest testimony and leaks

  
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  Benghazi, despite the Democrats claims, is not old news . In fact, the scandal grows daily. From Doug Ross, DAMNING: The Complete Benghazi Timeline Spreadsheet - Updated With the Latest Testimony and Leaks. Technorati tags: politics Obama Barack Obama   War on Terror libya government democrat
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• CNN’s Gloria Borger Acknowldges Benghazi Talking Points “Were Edited to the Point of Inaccuracy” … Chris Cuomo: “Safe to Say this Goes Beyond Partisan Picking”

  
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  Add another Left-leaning main stream media outlet to those that are questioning the Barack Obama administration and the edited Benghazi terror attack talking points. First MSNBC and now CNN is coming out against the Obama administration for editing the Benghazi talking points, in the aftermath of the terror ...
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• Obama Officials Redacted the Truth From Benghazi

  
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  Via Blazing Cat Fur, " Heads should roll! ":
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• Top Colombian narcoterrorist extradited to New York City

  
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  A Colombian drug-trafficker suspected of being one of the most significant narcotics traffickers in the world was arraigned in a Manhattan federal courtroom on Friday in front of U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan, according to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials. Jose Evaristo Linares Castillo, who ...
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