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A letter to Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty's apology for torture | Naomi...

By peddling the lie that CIA detentions led to Bin Laden's killing, you have become a Leni Riefenstahl-like propagandist of tortureDear Kathryn Bigelow,The Hurt Locker was a beautiful, brave film; many...

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Arson deaths in Chile spark anti-terror measures

President announces new anti-terrorist measures after attack on couple who owned land wanted by indigenous peopleAn elderly couple whose family's landholdings in southern Chile have long been targeted...

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Indonesia's US-funded anti-terror police accused of fuelling terrorism

Human rights groups fear suspected militants killed during raids were victims of 'extrajudicial killings' and call for investigation into police tacticsIndonesia's US-funded police anti-terror squad...

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US drone attacks 'counter-productive', former Obama security adviser claims

US reliance on drones to target terrorists undermines rule of law, is ineffective and has strategic drawbacks, argues Michael BoyleThe United States' use of drones is counter-productive, less effective...

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US considers complete Afghanistan withdrawal on eve of Karzai visit

Adviser says Obama is willing to consider all options on troop levels as he meets with Afghan president in WashingtonUS officials have raised the possibility of a complete military withdrawal from...

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What John Brennan's support for CIA torture meant for Sami al-Hajj | Amy Goodman

As the al-Jazeera cameraman can witness, Obama's pick for CIA director was a cheerleader for Bush administration abusesIt takes courage to enter a warzone willingly, armed with a microphone and a...

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Pakistan bombings kill at least 100

Attacks in city of Quetta, including two bombs in ten minutes at snooker club, come at time of heightened political tensionA vicious double bombing of a snooker club capped one of the bloodiest days in...

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Abdullah al-Senussi: Foreign Office urged to prevent execution of spy chief

Lawyer calls for ex-Gaddafi aide to be tried in the Hague amid fears a trial in Libya would result in his conviction and executionThe Foreign Office is being urged to prevent the summary execution in...

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Pakistan bombings part of surge in sectarian violence - video

The Guardian's Jon Boone in Islamabad says the attacks come as Pakistan approaches a difficult period of political transitionJon BoonePhil Maynard

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France's move into Mali follows push south by jihadist fighters

Paris and UK warn their citizens to leave country following rebels' capture of village that had been held by Malian armyJust before Christmas, the United Nations authorised the deployment of a 3,300...

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Pakistan bombings: militancy is a many-headed beast here | Samira Shackle

Thursday's bombings, carried out by various groups, show how hard it is to fight extremism when there is no single enemyBomb attacks are the background music to life in Pakistan. A blast somewhere in...

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France launches air strikes on Mali

President François Hollande responds to advance south by Islamist rebels by sending armed forces to aid Malian troopsFrench troops have begun military operations including air strikes in Mali to...

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Do you support France's military intervention in Mali? | Poll

Answering a call from Mali's embattled president, French President François Hollande has announced military action by French forces in the west African country to halt advances by Islamist rebels. Do...

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French secret service hostage and soldiers killed in Somali rescue mission

Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in MaliA French hostage and two French soldiers have been killed during a failed secret...

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Pakistan sacks Baluchistan government after massacre

Ruling party forced to act after public protests over Sunni terrorist attacks on Hazara community spread across countryAn upsurge of public anger over the massacre of almost 100 members of a religious...

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EU justice opt-outs are a security risk, PM warned

Plans to repatriate powers expected to be unveiled in delayed speech by David Cameron on FridayBritain is in danger of putting at risk the fight against terrorism and organised crime if the...

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Suicide bomber strikes at heart of Afghan capital

Blast rocks Kabul after car bomb explodes in crowded street near police and intelligence HQs close to foreign embassiesA suicide attacker has struck in the heart of Kabul, detonating a car bomb in a...

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Al-Shabaab 'sentences' French hostage to death

Al-Qaida's Somali affiliates say France 'signed Denis Allex's death warrant' with rescue bid but Paris believes agent is already deadSomali militants linked to al-Qaida said they have sentenced a...

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Japan confirms oil workers kidnapped in Algeria - video

Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga confirms the kidnap of workers at an oil field in Algeria

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Mali militants: who's who among Islamist rebels

French and Malian troops are fighting a loose alliance of Islamist militants controlling northern MaliMokhtar Belmokhtar, the Algerian who is believed to be holding the western hostages snatched from a...

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