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Pilot says his job's on the line because of terror watch list
Of The Associated PressAmerican citizens as prominent as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy have been subjected to expanded searches and screening at U.S. airports in recent years because their names matched those on the U.S. government's secret terrorist watch lists. The consequences for...Tags: Civil Unrest, National Security, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Defense, Terrorism
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10 French soldiers killed; U.S. Afghan base struck
Tribune NewspapersKABUL, Afghanistan — In the worst single-incident loss of life in at least three years for Western troops in Afghanistan, insurgents ambushed and killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 others in a sustained assault a short distance from the...Tags: Rebellions, Civil Unrest, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, Defense
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Elite forces raid building, kill 1
Tribune NewspapersBAGHDAD — Predawn raids by elite Iraqi forces Tuesday ended in the shooting death of a government employee and the arrest of two prominent Sunni Arabs, according to witnesses and officials. The troops were from the central government's...Tags: Civil Unrest, Executive Branch, Government, Defense, Crisis
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Iraqi Sunnis outraged over Diyala raids, arrests
Iraq's largest Sunni party accused government security forces of sectarian bias Tuesday after soldiers arrested a Sunni university president and a Sunni provincial council member northeast of Baghdad. The raids in Diyala province follow an Iraqi...Tags: Civil Unrest, Wars and Interventions, Colleges and Universities, Guerrilla Activity, Heads of State
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Rifts In Pakistani Coalition Continue To Grow
Against the backdrop of a lethal strike by Taliban militants, Pakistan's fractious ruling coalition appeared to splinter anew Tuesday after acting in concert a day before to oust President Pervez Musharraf. Although Musharraf's resignation in the face of...Tags: Civil Unrest, Pervez Musharraf, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, Terrorism
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In Afghanistan, a deadly Taliban trend emerges
Special to The TimesIn the worst loss of life for Western troops in ground combat with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, insurgents ambushed and killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 in a sustained assault outside the capital, military officials said Tuesday. Separately,...Tags: Civil Unrest, Hamid Karzai, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, Defense
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Culture warriors and the Anglican Church
In its editorial following the Anglican Communion's recent decennial Lambeth Conference, The Times makes a statement that needs a little parsing. In our culture, it is easy to adopt the "culture war" language. In fact, it is often encouraged. In this...Tags: Civil Unrest, Minority Groups, Christmas, Public Holidays, Anglican
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Pakistan's ruling coalition at odds after forcing Musharraf's exit
The Associated PressJust a day after Pervez Musharraf's resignation, Pakistan's governing coalition fell into wrangling today over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt picking his successor as president. Pakistanis have been...Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Robert Wood, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, Political Candidates
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Iraqi officials disarm Sunnis
Associated PressThe Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq's most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official security forces....Tags: International Military Interventions, Guerrilla Activity, Miami Beach, Terrorism, Saddam Hussein
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U.S. counter-terrorism officials express relief over Musharraf exit
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhether it was the hunt for Osama bin Laden or secret airstrikes on Taliban forces in the badlands of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, much of the Bush administration's war on terrorism has hinged on its relationship with general-turned-president...Tags: Civil Unrest, Central Intelligence Agency, Pervez Musharraf, Wars and Interventions, Osama bin Laden
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We think: With Pakistani president's resignation, the time is now for a U.S. policy change
There is poetic justice in Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's decision to quit. Despite trying to weaken constitutional checks on his power, he ultimately fell victim to them. The former army chief seized power in a 1999 coup. His grip started...Tags: Civil Unrest, Pervez Musharraf, Joe Biden, Defense, Guerrilla Activity
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Now, Problems Belong To Civilians
Los Angeles TimesThe resignation of President Pervez Musharraf will force Pakistan's untested new civilian government to confront a dizzying array of problems, chief among them an intensifying battle against Islamic insurgents in the nation's long-lawless tribal areas....Tags: Civil Unrest, Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, Elections, Guerrilla Activity
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