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Maxiavelli: The Prayer that Embodies Teachings of All Religions

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Dante and Virgil traversing Cocytus by Gustave Doré "Terrorism (...) aims at the destruction of human rights" (in "Legal and Policy Issues When Countering Terrorism" by Conte & Ganor) Part I - Counter-Terrorism: Limitation of Rights, Torture & Interrogation Techniques Are international laws and conventions outdated when it comes to Counter-Terrorism (CT)? Most international binding norms and declarations were written after the WWII (to prevent a repetition of events; and were/are ratified as a way to make signatory nations commit themselves to applying those norms in national law); however, because terrorism - as we know it today - didn't exist at that time, it is natural that those norms, declarations and laws, do not anticipate certain phenomenons such as Global Jihad and Urban Warfare; thus limiting the action against such occurrences. Unlike international laws, the masterminds of terrorist activities adapt rather quickly to chan

Terrorist Vs Freedom Fighter: a Distinct Difference Between the Two

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Recognition of Palestine: Ex Nihilo

Portrait of a Maltese Knight - Caravaggio I refuse to be deceived by others; how about you? There are three things that just won't work with me: Doublethink : to be conscious of absolute truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies Newspeak: controlled language used as a tool to limit freedom of thought and concepts [freedom, self-expression, individuality and peace] that represent a menace to one's regime/ideology Propaganda: dissemination of one-sided material intended for the least informed. So, any politician trying to make me set historical evidence and facts aside just to join his/her cause will gain my disdain for a very long time.

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