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”

• The Buck... It Stops Over There

  
  Fore Left! — Authority: 436
  Anyone listening to Obama (let him be clear) explain the findings on flight 253 could hear the tone of blame and disgust in his voice. The first hint came when he praised the fallen CIA officers in Afghanistan immediately followed by a large but.The finger-pointing session that followed seemed more a clandestine ...
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• Obama Kills 140 Civilians For Every Alleged Al Qaeda Target

  
  Ten Percent — Authority: 488
  Bush killed 49 per target , comes to something when that becomes the good old days… PESHAWAR : Of the 44 predator strikes carried out by US drones in the tribal areas of Pakistan over the past 12 months, only five were able to hit their actual targets, killing five key Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders, but at the ...
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• If Terrorists Ever Make An American Wet Their Pants, They Win

  
  Library Grape — Authority: 133
  An awesome new word for the ages : The first two rules of Terrorball are: (1) The game lasts until there are no longer any terrorists, and; (2) If terrorists manage to ever kill or injure or seriously frighten any Americans, they win.
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• Will Military Torture Be Transferred to the United States?

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 754
  Is torture in transit? (image via Spectacle Productions) My last article reintroduced the topic of abuse and torture as being used in the current version of the Army Field Manual (AFM), and particular in its infamous “Appendix M.” From time to time, the implications of actually using the AFM has theatened to ...
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• Tonight on Larry King Live!

  
  Larry King Live — Authority: 145
  "The System Failed" The President says the "system failed in a potentially dangerous way." What went wrong and how will he fix it? Well talk to the Washington Posts Bob Woodward to get some perspective on how Obama is handling the terror threat and how he compares with his predecessors. Plus, former Homeland ...
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• Putting the Christmas crotch bomber in perspective

  
  Orange Punch — Authority: 138
  I’m not really all that upset that the president took so long to address the failed Christmas undie bomber, and that when he did so he was pretty vague on what is to be done. I only wish he had made more fun of him as an obvious amateur who couldn’t even blow his own groin up. Terrorists gain prestige and ...
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• Interview: Pakistan, “The Gender Discourse Needs to Be Linked to Local Realities”

  
  Pak Tea House — Authority: 441
  Heinrick Boll Stiftung, The Green Political FoundationDue to the offensive by the military only a few weeks ago, Pakistan came into the focus of the international public again. The power of the Taliban in connection with the attitude of the society was widely discussed, but once again gender and women issues were not ...
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• AP sources: Bomber who killed 8 was double agent

  
  The News Factor ... an informative online Conservative news magazine — Authority: 141
  The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan claimed to have information about Osama bin Laden’s second-in-command, and was being recruited as a double agent to infiltrate al-Qaida, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday.The ...
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• The Terrorists Have Won and We Don’t Even Realize It

  
  Balloon Juice — Authority: 155
  Posted without comment.
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• Durbin says the People Have NO Vote

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 454
  -By Warner Todd HustonJust a reminder: Dick “Turbin” Durbin is one of the worst, most elitist, least American Senators in the all of the Senate. In this video he was reacting to a question about the people of Illinois having a referendum on whether or not they wanted killers and terrorists deposited amongst them ...
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• Profile! Profile Again! Then Profile Some More!

  
  An Ol' Broad's Ramblings — Authority: 143
  After the Christmas Day attack by the crotch bomber , I started wondering what nonsense would be implemented by the TSA this time.  Heaven forbid anyone should actually point out the obvious….you know….the evidence that it’s MUSLIMS that are the danger, not the toddler with the Play-Doh , or the blogger ...
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• President’s speaking right now on threat of whatever those guys are called now

  
  Orange Punch — Authority: 138
  The president’s on the TV right this minute explaining what happened with the panty bomber. It seems our government intelligence isn’t ignorant. Just incompetent. Whew. That’s a relief. Don’tcha wonder what the CIA and pals are going to think of this assessment? Mr. Diplomacy may find out. Post from: ...
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• A Couple Issues as we Start 2010

  
  eXrai — Authority: 115
  There is a lot going on in the United States and all over the world, stress levels seem to be above where they normally are, and it appears that a lot of 2010 will stay this way. With all that is happening in the world I thought it would be appropriate to cover a couple of issues that we are currently facing. “War ...
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• Christmas bomber not isolated incident

  
  HALFWAY TO CONCORD — Authority: 132
  By Deanna List White House reaction to the Christmas Bomber are the recent example of the Obama/AP bait-and-switch policy. The title of the article leads millions of yahoo users who scan the headlines to believe that Obama made the tie from the Christmas Panty-Bomber to Al-Qaeda. If you were watching football over ...
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• Airport ‘Security Measures’ and the Politics of Fear

  
  P U L S E — Authority: 574
  Remember the following scene from Paul Verhoeven’s “Total Recall”?Based on a Philip K. Dick story, the Hollywood blockbuster was considered science fiction when it was released in 1990, but aspects of it continue to become a reality before our very eyes. The Canadian MSM has accordingly been buzzing ...
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• LIKE RATS DURING THE PLAGUE AND JUST AS FILTHY, AND THEY’RE LIVING AMONG US. AND MORE COMING.

  
  Barking Moonbat Early Warning System — Authority: 496
  Actually started putting this together about five hours ago. One interruption after another, helped friend gather logs for his fireplace, then browser trouble again. Took a short time to get used to FireFox but once I did, I kissed IE goodbye.  Then FF had an upgrade of some kind and things have been wonky since. ...
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• Rep Grayson: “Maybe it’s Satan”

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 148
  January 5, 2010Rep Grayson (D-FL) is creepy. He only gets press because of his ridiculous senate floor antics — the GOP healthcare plan is don’t get sick – die quickly and for his calling a woman whose name he didn’t know (an Enron lobbyist) a K-Street whore.A real gem.Yesterday, he was on with Ed Schultz [...]
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• Unwitting passenger found with explosives after failed security test

  
  Fuck Bankers — Authority: 170
  RTE | A quantity of explosive, found in a flat on Dorset Street in Dublin this morning, was brought into the country following a failed security operation in Slovakia.
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• Unwitting passenger found with explosives after failed security test

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 170
  RTE | A quantity of explosive, found in a flat on Dorset Street in Dublin this morning, was brought into the country following a failed security operation in Slovakia.
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• Unwitting passenger found with explosives after failed security test

  
  Infowars — Authority: 706
  RTE | A quantity of explosive, found in a flat on Dorset Street in Dublin this morning, was brought into the country following a failed security operation in Slovakia.
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