Global IssuesNews headlines for “War on Terror”, page 24
U.S.: Critics Condemn Islam Hearings as Witch Hunts
- Inter Press Service
On the eve of a controversial hearing by lawmakers on extremist Islam in the United States, civil rights and Muslim- American groups are warning of its potential repercussions, which they say may undermine the very intent of the proceeding.
Pakistan Minorities Minister Killed
- Inter Press Service
Pakistan's minister for minorities has been shot dead by armed men in Islamabad.
Kurd Issue to the Fore Ahead of Elections
- Inter Press Service
Sultan Quyun, 58, longs for the day when the decades-long conflict between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Turkish security forces will come to an end. For her, the end of violence does not just hold the promise of a possible resolution of the Kurdish issue in the country, but would bring about, she hopes, a much-awaited reunion with her son.
YEMEN: U.S. Rebuts Saleh's Charges
- Inter Press Service
Amid growing pressure on President Barack Obama to intervene more forcefully in Libya, the White House Tuesday sharply rebutted charges by Yemen's president that Washington is conspiring against his government and other Arab regimes.
US: Iranian 'Terrorist' Group Courts Friends in High Places
- Inter Press Service
For years now, supporters of the Iranian opposition group the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) have lobbied in vain to have the organisation taken off the U.S. State Department's terrorism list.
Critics Call Secret U.S.-Canada Talks 'End Run Around Democracy'
- Inter Press Service
The just-announced Canada-U.S. security perimetre discussions are comprehensive and potentially wide-ranging and could impact Canadian sovereignty. However, the domestic opposition appears to have been caught off-guard.
Residents of Razed Afghan Village Dispute U.S. Case for Destruction
- Inter Press Service
The commander of U.S.-NATO forces in southern Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. James Terry, asserted last month that the homes systematically destroyed by U.S. forces across three districts of Kandahar province as part of Operation Dragon Strike in October and November 'were abandoned, empty and wired with ingenious arrays of bombs'.
Deferring to Petraeus, NIE Failed to Register Taliban Growth
- Inter Press Service
Despite evidence that the Taliban insurgency had grown significantly in 2010, the U.S. intelligence community failed to revise its estimate for Taliban forces as part of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Afghanistan in December.
EGYPT-U.S.: The Brotherhood Bogeyman
- Inter Press Service
While the many and far-reaching implications of Friday's transfer of power to what is apparently a military junta in Egypt have yet to be absorbed here, the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in any transition to a more democratic regime is certain to figure high on the political agenda.
No More Immunity for George W. Bush — Abroad, at Least
- Inter Press Service
Former U.S. President George W. Bush may have mostly vanished from the headlines since January 2009, but the alleged crimes committed by his administration are not forgotten.
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