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2010/09/292010/09/29

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Multinational Intelligence Center in Northern Africa

Sahelian Africa: The intelligence chiefs of Algeria, Mauritania, Niger and Mali will set up a joint intelligence center in Algiers, Algeria’s El Watan newspaper reported on 28 September. The center’s purpose is to collect information on terrorism in the region and make the data available to the Sahel’s military operational center based in Tamanrasset. The …

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2010/09/142010/09/14

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Interpreting Turkey’s Vote

Turkey Update. Prime Minister Erdogan declared victory on Sunday, 12 September, as voters approved a constitutional reform package in a highly debated referendum that will restructure the judiciary and curb military powers. The referendum was regarded as a vote of confidence in Erdogan’s government. Prime Minister Erdogan dismissed concerns about his government moving towards an …

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2010/09/122010/09/12

Journal: Who, Exactly, is Behind Burning Koran?

Viewpoint Christianophobia: The Lesson of Terry Jones by Tim Padgett, Friday, September 10, 2011 Pastor Terry Jones, right, of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks to the media in Gainesville, Fla., as Imam Muhammad Musri of the Islamic Society of Central Florida looks on. Phil Sandlin / AP Even ogres can serve a purpose. The …

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2010/09/072010/09/07

Journal: CIA Veteran Rings Bell on Iraq–Way Too Late…

Iraq: Time to Ring the Bell by Howard P. Hart 27 August 2010 Many years ago I attended a series of Headquarters briefings for out-going CIA Chiefs of Station. Our main speaker was Richard Helms, then the Agency’s Director and one of the lions of American foreign policy in the 1960’s and 70’s. A man …

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2010/09/062010/09/06

Contributing Editor: Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (UK)

Dr. Nafeez Ahmed is a bestselling author and political analyst specialising in the study of mass violence in the context of international security issues. His doctoral thesis examined genocides sponsored by the European powers from the 15th through the 19th centuries. He is Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development in London, …

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2010/09/042010/09/04

NIGHTWATCH Extracts: China Rising, African Food Riots

India-China: India conveyed its concerns to China on 3 September about an increase in the Chinese troop presence and activities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Embassy officials said Indian Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar met China’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Zhang Zhijun in Beijing to discuss India’s concerns. India news papers quoted government sources that 11,000 …

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2010/09/032010/09/03

Journal: Australian Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician

Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician (Reuters) – A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday. Wilders told Reuters it was “really terrible news” and that he was taking it seriously. “I will ask for clarification from the Dutch minister …

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