Tag / Terror
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Mexican Drug Violence Escalates
Mexico’s northeastern region has seen a persistence of the violence spike that began earlier this year, evidenced in the hotel abduction of at least 6 people in one of the region’s premier business cities, Monterrey, a feat that occurred this Wednesday. At 3 a.m., attackers entered the hotel with a hostage and began looking through…
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Violence Sweeps Baghdad
Violence has escalated in Baghdad in the weeks after the Iraqi parliamentary elections, leading to civilian casualties and a growing concern over the Iraqi government’s capacity to instill security, with the exit of many United States combat troops from the region slated for the end of this summer. This Tuesday, seven bombings in residential areas…
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WANTED: Leader with Backbone and Brains to Save Russia
For ages… Russians have used jokes as a way of communicating their thoughts about politics, society, and myriad issues. Jokes are an effective method of distracting people from the hardships they face, and anyone who knows anything about Russian history is aware of how hard the Russians have had it. This particular yarn sums up…
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A War of Words?
When President George W. Bush first declared the War on Terror, he famously promised the American people “boots on the ground” to decisively bring those responsible for terrorism to justice. Yet in a January 5, 2009 interview with Foreign Policy, General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, stated that the United States “cannot kill…