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Obama's backtracking on the Benghazi terror attack deceives only himself |...
The president's debate claim was false, but more sinister is that it betrays his inability to perceive the failure of his Libya policyGiven the importance of American national security, it was...
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New York Federal Reserve 'bomb' plotter ensnared in FBI sting
Federal authorities arrest 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis who they say attempted to detonate a fake bomb supplied by the FBIA man has been arrested in New York for allegedly trying to...
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Obama still faces tough questions on Benghazi attack after debate
The president may have sidestepped Mitt Romney, but he still hasn't addressed key issues about security in the Middle EastBarack Obama deftly fended off Mitt Romney's attempt to pin accusations of a...
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Emergency services training for threat of terrorist attack
Security minister defends government's communications data bill and warns that al-Qaida threat has not diminishedBritain's emergency services are being trained to tackle a marauding terrorist gun...
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New York police department chief Ray Kelly says a 21-year-old man arrested on Wednesday came to the US with the intent of committing a 'terrorist act'
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Drone strikes: a scandal … or just a sideshow? | Jenny Holland
Human rights groups say drones are loathed in both Pakistan and Yemen, but many locals in tribal areas welcome themPeace activists and human rights groups have been vocal in their condemnation of the...
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New York bomb plot: Bangladeshi suspect's family shocked by son's arrest
Father of Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis says he can't believe his son was part of alleged plot blow up bankThe family of the Bangladeshi man accused of trying to blow up New York's Federal...
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Beirut car bomb blast kills eight and injures more than 78
Car reportedly packed with 30kg of TNT explodes in Christian district, the deadliest attack in Lebanon's capital for yearsAs many as eight people have been killed and more than 78 injured after a...
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Somalia edges towards peace, with football part of the endgame
Peacekeepers have withdrawn from the national stadium in Mogadishu to let the venue host the much-missed game of footballHotels and restaurants are open for business, families are back on the beach and...
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Emergency services attend the scene of a rush-hour car bomb explosion in Beirut, which killed eight people and injured more than 78
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The end of the New World Order | Seumas Milne
The upheavals of the early 21st century have changed our world. Now, in the aftermath of failed wars and economic disasters, pressure for a social alternative can only growIn the late summer of 2008,...
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Torture UK: why Britain has blood on its hands
How did the British government get involved in the torture of its own citizens?When the US and its allies went to war in Afghanistan in 2001, it was inevitable that a small number of those captured on...
View ArticleBeirut bomb blast: the aftermath and the protests - in pictures
A car explosion in Beirut killed eight people, including one of Lebanon's top security chiefs, and wounded 86, sparking protests across the country
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Barack Obama, the Arab spring and a series of unforeseen events
After promising Muslims a new beginning in his Cairo speech, the president put the US squarely on the side of the Arab streetOn 4 June 2009 Barack Obama bounded on to the stage at Cairo University to...
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Jordan claims to have thwarted al-Qaida inspired terror campaign
Jordanian intelligence has arrested 11 men alleged to have planned bomb and mortar attacks on western diplomats, foreign nationals and shopping centresJordanian security services have foiled a...
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Sameeh Maaitah, Jordan's information minister, says officials have arrested 11 men
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UK intelligence officers knew of CIA's rendition plans within days of 9/11
Meeting at British embassy in US raises questions about repeated denials by MI5 and MI6 of connivance in tortureWithin days of the 9/11 attacks on the US, the CIA told British intelligence officers of...
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France to send drones to Mali in fight against al-Qaida-backed insurgents
Move is reportedly part of 'unprecedented' intervention with US and EU states to tackle threat following coup in MarchFrance is planning to send drones into Mali as part of an international...
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US presidential debate: who got it right on al-Qaida?
Obama's claim that the hardcore leadership has been decimated is fair, but Romney is right in saying the threat is difficult to judgeAt the very start of the third presidential debate, the first...
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Obama v Romney: around the world in 90 minutes
The third presidential debate made it clear: from Israeli-Palestinian affairs to the eurozone crisis, foreign politics will have precious little part to play in this US electionIsrael and the...
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