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”

• Hasan and the Big Lie: U.S. "War" Against Islam

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 591
  When an American-born radical Islamist cleric chose to praise last weeks Fort Hood shooting spree by Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, part of the rationale was that no Muslim could faithfully serve the U.S. armed forces. To Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki , thats because "The US is leading the war against terrorism ...
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• General Casey Should Be Fired NOW!

  
  The Daley Gator — Authority: 631
  General Casey: Diversity Shouldn’t Be Casualty Of Fort Hood – ReutersEXCERPT:“Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse,” Casey said.Click HERE For Rest Of StoryI DARE him to say THOSE ...
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• ‘These people just want to be left alone’

  
  Infowars — Authority: 718
  The Real News Network November 10, 2009 Sean Smith spent a month embedded with the US Army’s 501st Parachute Regiment in June this year. With inadequate vehicles, relations with Afghan security forces at a standstill and the constant threat of IEDs, the soldiers are losing heart for a fight they feel their ...
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• Hell Awaits

  
  An Ol' Broad's Ramblings — Authority: 534
  Virginia Governor Denies Clemency, D.C. Sniper Will Be Executed Tuesday Virginia’s governor has denied clemency for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for his Tuesday execution. Muhammad was sentenced to death for killing Dean Harold Meyers in 2002 at a Manassas, Virginia, gas station ...
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• Exclusive Footage: Afghanistan War: Taliban Seized US Army Weapons

  
  Ekawaaz - One Voice - Many Issues : News Views and Reviews — Authority: 118
  Shocking! And most important A worrying situation for all of us. I still wonder why the hell the US Army left their weapons when they had left the post for re-positioning. A Bigger War strategy or Just a Biggest Mistake by USA and NATO Army? I Report You Decide Via AlJazeeraEnglish
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• Cut that Last Tree Branch where they Perch to Alight

  
  The Pakistani Spectator — Authority: 447
  The war on terror declared by USA after the incident of 9/11 was ultimately brought to our western borders under the pretext that US lead NATO forces were fighting Al Qaeda and were chasing this stateless organisation declared as enemy by United States that it was allegedly using the god forsaken territory of FATA in ...
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• "We have tested all the assumptions"

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 656
  By Steve Hynd Im loathe to link uber-dork Jake Tapper but he does have the story of the day : Senior administration officials tell ABC News that President Obama at his war council meeting tomorrow will assess four different specific strategies for Afghanistan and Pakistan, including two different options put ...
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• The Political Correctness Bomb That Exploded At Fort Hood

  
  The Daley Gator — Authority: 631
  Nidal Malik Hasan is an Islamic terrorist who, with premeditation and contempt for our military’s anti-terrorist mission in the Middle East, murdered 13 American servicemen and women, and wounded 30 more at Fort Hood, Texas last week. To refer to him as something other than an Islamic terrorist is to ignore the ...
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• Obama and Democrats Don’t Understand ‘Sacrifice’

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 429
  -By Warner Todd Huston The jihadi movement has never made any bones about the fact that it intends to destroy western civilization from within using the West’s own principles as weapons against it. This is why, for instance, that radical Islamists have been angling to institute Sharia “law” inside England and ...
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• American women help educate Iraqi women

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 432
  Education is essential for a child growing up in the world today. That is no less true in Iraq, where schools are a building block for a childs future.Three schools were officially re-opened here, Nov. 5, thanks to Multi-National Division Baghdad Soldiers. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full ...
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• Retrospective on the Iranian Hostage Crisis

  
  The Volokh Conspiracy — Authority: 765
  Last week, I was interviewed by Radio Free Europe’s Russian-language station about the 30th anniversary of the Iranian seizure of American diplomatic hostages in Tehran. The transcript, in Russian, is here . For the fraction of VC readers who do not read Russian (a fraction that is smaller than almost any other ...
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• “That’s not a crime to call up al Qaeda, is it?”

  
  Flopping Aces — Authority: 650
  Clueless Chris Matthews: “See – we have a problem,” Matthews said. “How do we know when someone like Hasan is going to make his move and do we know he’s an Islamist until he’s made his move? He makes a phone call or whatever, according to Reuters right now. Apparently he tried to contact al Qaeda. Is ...
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• Political Correctness Blinded Us From Terrorist On Our Own Soil

  
  Flopping Aces — Authority: 650
  Time magazine: Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan The Washington Post: At Walter Reed, a palpable strain on mental-health system And on and on. Day after day since the terrorist acts of Hasan we have been inundated with calls from out MSM and the Democrats that this was all one man ...
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• UKs New Afghan Tactic: Give Appearance Of Exit Strategy

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 656
  By Steve Hynd With British public opinion now overwhelmingly against the occupation of Afghanistan following the deaths of five UK soldiers at the hands of an Afghan policeman last week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken only seven days to do his own strategic review. Unsurprisingly, hes come up with a plan ...
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• Flight 93 Update

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 429
  Ground broken for Terrorist memorial mosque The desecration has begun. A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the Shanksville crash site on Saturday. Bulldozers will start reshaping the land this week. Never mind that the only rule for the Flight 93 memorial’s design competition was that the landscape had to ...
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• CIA Asset Taliban Gets U.S. Ammo to Kill American Soldiers

  
  Fuck Bankers — Authority: 166
  Kurt Nimmo Infowars November 10, 2009 Monsters and Critics reports: …footage broadcast Tuesday by the Al-Jazeera news channel showed Taliban insurgents handling weapons and ammunition, including mines with US markings on them. The television channel reported that Taliban said they seized the weapons from two ...
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• CIA Asset Taliban Gets U.S. Ammo to Kill American Soldiers

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 167
  Kurt Nimmo Infowars November 10, 2009 Monsters and Critics reports: …footage broadcast Tuesday by the Al-Jazeera news channel showed Taliban insurgents handling weapons and ammunition, including mines with US markings on them. The television channel reported that Taliban said they seized the weapons from two ...
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• Crisis of Conviction

  
  Pak Tea House — Authority: 525
  Conviction, consensus, leadership: How democracy should workBy Farrukh Khan Pitafi (Cross-Post, written Oct 13, 2009)Recently an article by Farahnaz Isphahani titled “Democracy does deliver” (dated September 29, 2009) appeared in a section of the press. Having read some of Ms Isphahani’s previous security ...
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• Marines inhabit Taliban mansion

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 432
  The compound consists of two, three-story buildings, which Marines and Afghan national army soldiers inhabit.The two main buildings are made out of mostly marble and concrete, wooden window frames and doors with designs carved into them. Colored tiles cover the outside. The compound is surrounded by gigantic walls, ...
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• North Carolina National Guard working to preserve Iraqi history

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 432
  The complexes of dirt mounds – Tal Aldair and Sobbar Abu Habba – were once Sumerian city walls outside of what is today Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad. Pottery and clay tablets with the worlds first form of writing, Cuneiform, are known to be in the mounds. The Sumerian culture is the oldest civilization in the ...
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