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U.N.: April was deadliest month in Iraq in nearly 5 years
April was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly five years, the country's United Nations assistance mission said Thursday, tallying 712 lives lost and 1,633 people wounded in the violence. Most of those killed or injured were civilians, according to the...
Tags: Iraq, Armed Conflicts, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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To deter terrorism, think beyond punishment
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, we heard strong proclamations from the president that "justice will be served." It should be. Our spirit of justice is based on the principle that punishment should outweigh any benefit derived from...Tags: Punishment, Philosophy, Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Islam
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Letters to the Editor: SeaWorld's tax breaks, right to pray, Obama's Muslim joke
SeaWorld's tax breaks Scott Maxwell's column, "Tax breaks for SeaWorld shift burden to you," on Wednesday bashing SeaWorld for not paying current income taxes is a great illustration how the uninformed press is ruining our country with misleading...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bill Clinton, U.S. Congress, Jihad, Finance
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Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam to appear in court
ReutersZINTAN, Libya, May 2 (Reuters) - Saif al-Islam, the son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will appear in court on Thursday in the town of Zintan, where a militia has held him since his capture in November 2011, a local council official said. Saif...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, International Law, International Criminal Court, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Greatest Generation's spirit may be coming back, as reflected in marathons
There was nothing tangible that made what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation" great. It was just an unidentifiable spirit. I may be wrong, but I think I see signs of that spirit coming back. The St. Luke's Half Marathon, with a 13.1-mile...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Belief and Faith, U.S. Department of Defense, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports
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Myanmar forces restore order after latest anti-Muslim violence
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar, May 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed after Buddhist mobs trashed property owned by...Tags: Burma, Prosecution, Buddhism, Television Industry, Arson
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Survey finds Muslims worldwide concerned about extremists
A new Pew Research Center survey of Muslims around the globe finds at least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they are concerned about religious extremist groups in their country Two-thirds or more of Muslims in Egypt (67%), Tunisia (67%),...
Tags: Iraq, Pakistan, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Amir Ahmad Nasir: How the web radicalizes and liberates Muslims
When I woke in Malaysia to the news of the Boston Marathon bombings halfway around the world, I instantly worried about two things. The first thought was, "I hope Nasser and Sam are safe," (they are friends of mine) and that the number of casualties,...Tags: Arab Spring, Anders Breivik, Computer Networking and Internet, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Social Media
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Car bombs in 4 Iraqi cities kill at least 22
BAGHDAD — Shiite-dominated areas in southern and central Iraq were rocked Monday by car bomb explosions that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The violence occurred as Iraqi security forces...Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Parliament, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Iraq
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'Racist rhetoric' reflected in headline about bombing suspect
The April 24 headline says it all: "Embrace of Islam preceded suspect's radicalization." The inference is clear: Embracing Islam is the root cause that leads to the effect — terrorism. There are a billion people who are Muslims and don't become...Tags: Racism, Emmaus
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Tsarnaev homeland Chechnya: rebuilt from war, ruled by fear
ReutersBy Maria Golovnina GROZNY, Russia, May 1 (Reuters) - When it was last in the international spotlight, Chechnya was in ruins, its capital Grozny reduced to dust by the deadliest artillery and air onslaught in Europe since World War Two. Today, when the...Tags: Rebellions, Personal Data Collection, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice
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France troops capture suspected French jihadist in Mali
ReutersPARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - A suspected French jihadist has been captured by French forces in Mali, the defence ministry in Paris said on Tuesday, one of a handful of French nationals in the Sahel suspected of fighting against their own country. French...Tags: France, Paris (France), Africa, Western Africa, United Nations
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