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# War on Terror

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Is the UK taking a step back from human rights protections?
Theresa May is talking about ‘ripping up’ human rights laws – so how important is it that she doesn’t?
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Jun 8th 2017, 6:46 AM
Mexico tells Trump: "We will not pay for any wall'
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada also issued an angry riposte to Trump’s wall plan.
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Jan 26th 2017, 7:45 AM
Hunger strikes, murders, and a war on terror: Ireland in 1976
Eamon Sweeney’s book Down Down Deeper and Down looks at Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s. Here’s a section from its fifth chapter.
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Dec 28th 2016, 6:30 PM
Brussels to stay on lockdown for a week as PM says attack threat still "imminent"
The US State Department said information suggests attacks are planned in multiple regions.
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Nov 24th 2015, 7:59 AM
Where does Ireland stand in terms of global terrorism?
A report published this week revealed a nine-fold increase in the number of deaths from terrorism in the since the beginning of the 21st century.
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Nov 22nd 2015, 7:45 AM
Former US drone operators: 'The innocent civilians we killed only fuelled the terrorism of ISIS'
Read the extraordinary open letter to Barack Obama, written by four US Air Force whistleblowers.
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Nov 19th 2015, 11:29 PM
The US spends €8 million PER DAY fighting Islamic State
The militant group has made a number of gains in recent months.
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Jun 12th 2015, 2:55 PM
'Terrorism suspect' lunged at police with a knife before they shot him dead
Usaama Rahim’s brother says he was shot in the back.
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Jun 3rd 2015, 9:21 AM
Guantánamo lawyers banned from bringing detainees fast food and treats
One lawyer called the move “Petty and nasty.”
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May 27th 2015, 8:56 PM
The United Nations is shining a spotlight on this guy's human rights record
The United States is up for its four-year review.
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May 11th 2015, 6:01 AM
Man who masterminded Charlie Hebdo massacre has been killed in a drone strike
Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi was killed last month.
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May 8th 2015, 7:19 AM
Obama 'profoundly regrets' drone strike that killed US and Italian hostages
“On behalf of the United States government, I offer our deepest apologies to the families.”
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Apr 23rd 2015, 8:38 PM
Opinion: What my years as a military defence lawyer in Guantánamo forced me to see
Guantánamo Bay has just marked its thirteen anniversary; its legacy is as shameful as it is horrifying.
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Jan 13th 2015, 8:00 PM
'Decapitate him, burn him alive': Islamic State supporters call for hostage's death
Moaz al-Kasasba was captured last week after his plane was reportedly shot down in Syria.
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Dec 30th 2014, 6:20 PM
The CIA misled the White House and used ineffective, brutal interrogations
Note: Some readers may be upset by the graphic descriptions used in the report.
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Dec 9th 2014, 5:09 PM
"I would still be in that black hole" - Guantanamo inmates taste freedom after a decade
Uruguay has agreed to take six former prisoners.
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Dec 8th 2014, 9:54 PM
Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills 50 at volleyball game
WARNING: This article contains a graphic image of those killed in the blast.
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Nov 23rd 2014, 4:32 PM
UK increases terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe"
There is no evidence however to suggest that an attack is imminent.
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Aug 29th 2014, 10:44 PM
US Marine who urinated on corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has died
Robert Richards, who was 28, was found dead by his wife at their home in Florida.
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Aug 15th 2014, 10:11 PM
UK tightens airport security after US warning, Dublin Airport says it's business as usual
The US says there are concerns terror groups have developed new non-traceable explosives.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 1:08 PM
Pics: Have a glimpse inside the new September 11 Memorial Museum
Barack and Michelle Obama visited the $700 million museum today ahead of next week’s opening.
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May 15th 2014, 4:02 PM
43 dead in two days of drone attacks in Yemen
Officials have confirmed that at least three civilians have been killed in the strikes.
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Apr 20th 2014, 3:53 PM
US warns of possible shoe bomb terror threat
The Department of Homeland Security has urged airlines to pay extra attention to flights from overseas into the US.
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Feb 20th 2014, 7:16 AM
New video shows only American soldier still held by Taliban is alive
The video, sent to officials in the US, is the first proof in more than three years that Bowe Berghdal is still alive.
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Jan 16th 2014, 7:15 AM
US releases three ethnic Muslims from China held in Guantanamo Bay
The three men were sent to Slovakia as a ban remains in place on transferring any inmates to the US for any reason.
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Dec 31st 2013, 3:00 PM
Man accused of Lee Rigby murder “loves” Al Qaeda: “They’re my brothers”
Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale are accused of murdering 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby with knives and a machete.
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Dec 9th 2013, 2:36 PM
Mandela was only taken off US terrorism watchlist in 2008
South Africa’s apartheid regime designated the African National Congress as a terrorist organisation as it fought against racial segregation.
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Dec 6th 2013, 3:52 PM
Doctors and nurses 'complicit' in US torture of terrorism suspects
A two-year study found doctors designed and participated in torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners at CIA and Pentagon-run prisons.
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Nov 4th 2013, 12:00 PM
Amnesty report into US drone attacks raises possibility of war crimes
Amnesty International says that the US has failed to live up to its promise of openness with Pakistani villagers leaving in constant fear.
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Oct 22nd 2013, 6:30 AM
Pressure grows on Obama to free hunger strikers - or put them on trial
Almost two-thirds of the prisoners at Guantanamo are on a hunger strike, which entered its fourth month earlier this week.
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May 11th 2013, 8:30 AM
Vigil at Shannon Airport marks 10 year anniversary of Iraq war
Anti-war group Shannonwatch said Ireland’s record in UN peacekeeping has been “tarnished” by complicity in the CIA rendition programme.
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Mar 10th 2013, 3:41 PM
Francois Hollande makes surprise trip to Afghanistan over troop pullout
The French president told troops in Afghanistan that the French exit from Afghanistan is imminent.
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May 25th 2012, 8:26 AM
Guantanamo 10 years on: hopes for closure fade, detainees remain in limbo
The notorious detention centre has now been open for ten years and, with indefinite military detention now enshrined in US law, hope is fading that it will be closed down as pledged.
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Jan 11th 2012, 7:15 AM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Nov 27th 2011, 11:00 AM
US suspends aid to Pakistan military over fears of extremist collusion
Some $800million is being withheld as tensions between the ‘war on terror’ allies continue to ratchet up.
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Jul 11th 2011, 9:52 AM
US withdrawal from Afghanistan will only be "modest" - Gates
Ahead of an official announcement, the US defence secretary says Afghanistan is too unstable to lose a major presence.
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Jun 5th 2011, 10:06 AM
Rot In Hell: The US newspapers on Bin Laden’s death
The North American print media pulled no punches in its coverage of the reports of terrorist’s death.
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May 3rd 2011, 6:29 AM
CIA reveals diagrams and aerial photos of the Bin Laden compound
See the satellite images of Bin Landen’s hideaway…
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May 2nd 2011, 8:33 PM
Meet the 'Seal Team 6', the crackshots who killed Bin Laden
The military group that took out terrorist this morning in Pakistan operates outside military protocol and their identities kept top secret.
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May 2nd 2011, 7:35 PM
In numbers: Bin Laden, September 11, and the War on Terror
3,520 days between the September 11 attacks and bin Laden’s death – with up to a million civilian deaths in between.
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May 2nd 2011, 1:51 PM
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