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Maxiavelli: Arguments of Gays Opposing Gay "Marriage"

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The Two Spies

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Counter-Terrorism: Limitation of Rights, Torture and Interrogation Techniques

Inferno, Canto XXXI by Sandro Botticelli "Terrorism must be suppressed as an essential element for the maintenance of international peace and security" ( in Legal & Policy Issues When Countering Terrorism by Conte & Ganor) The world doesn't seem to reach a consensus on one universal definition of Terrorism; and I suspect that this is so because many nations are interested in keeping the definition opaque enough for political convenience. Nevertheless, after having read quite a few definitions, I selected one (from Prof Boaz Ganor's "Is One Man's Terrorist Another Man's Freedom Fighter?") that I believe to be the most straightforward of them all: Terrorism is the intentional use of, or threat to use, violence against civilians or against civilian targets, in order to attain political aims (..) based on three important elements: The essence of the activity (i.e. an activity that doesn't involve the use, or threat to use, v...

Maxiavelli: The War of the Tribes

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The Dilemma of Declaring Hezbollah a Terrorist Group

Mount Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon by Antal Ligeti There are five levels of awareness : 1. Tuned out (one is totally unaware of surroundings). 2. Relaxed awareness (one pays attention to surroundings, but is able to enjoy life). 3. Focused awareness (one is carefully observing a potential danger). 4. High alert (one has confirmed a threat and needs to take action). 5. Comatose (one is in utter shock and unable to function). France and the EU seem to be tuned out when it comes to Hezbollah. The United States of America and Israel have asked Europe to blacklist Hezbollah (the Party of God) as a terrorist organisation. Europe has so far refused to do so: France argues that "proscribing [Hezbollah] as an illegal terrorist organisation could destabilise Lebanon and its current coalition government, of which Hezbollah is part" in addition to being a social organisation. Europe rejects the measure because it "would violate the 2002 bilateral trade agreement betwee...

Missionary, Political & Violent Activism: Pieces of Same Puzzle

Islamic Caliphate Last week, Canada suffered two terrorist attacks (in 48 hours); Jerusalem suffered yet another one resulting in the death of a 3-month old baby; the Negev suffered another one; the White House saw yet another security breach and New York was stage for an axe terrorist act. There are no coincidences. These attacks were coordinated. The US has warned about Jihadist attacks against western targets - Australia, the UK and France raised their level of alert and took preventive measures; but, in spite of it all, terror proceeds. Are politicians doing enough to protect us?

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