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David Rohde and David E. Sanger report in Sunday's New York Times that the so-called "good war" in Afghanistan went south because the Bush administration diverted scarce resources to Iraq.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/081207A.shtml

Vorkehrungen gegen die geplanten Proteste von Umweltschützern gegen den Bau einer dritten Startbahn für den Flughafen Heathrow machen anschaulich, wie Antiterrormaßnahmen zur Eindämmung politischer Proteste verwendet werden.

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/25/25940/1.html Die

Armed police will use anti-terrorism powers to "deal robustly" with climate change protesters at Heathrow next week, as confrontations threaten to bring major delays to the already overstretched airport.

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,2146692,00.html


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Airport protestors attack police tactics

Raw Story

08/13/07

Environmental protestors at a camp near London’s Heathrow airport criticized the police Monday for using heavy-handed tactics ahead of an expected protest on climate change. Around 250 demonstrators have set up the Camp for Climate Action ahead of a week of protests set to attract more than 1,500 people when it formally kicks off Tuesday ahead of a day of action Sunday. Campaigners who say the world’s busiest international airport fuels climate change have joined forces with locals opposed to proposals for a third runway at Heathrow, just west of London, citing noise and health concerns...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

Pakistani tribal elder and former MP, Malik Fazel Manaan Mohmand, told 700 delegates seated in a giant white tent that the presence of Nato and US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan was a major cause of insecurity.

http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/11/top5.htm


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