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War on terror
Obama, the US and the Muslim world: the animosity deepens
The Guardian 11/02/2013 - In sum, if you continually bomb another country and kill their civilians, not only the people of that country but the part of the world that identifies with it will increasingly despise the country doing it.
 That's the ultimate irony, the most warped paradox, of US discourse on these issues: the very policies that Americans constantly justify by spouting the Terrorism slogan are exactly what causes anti-American hatred and anti-American Terrorism in the first place. The most basic understanding of human nature renders that self-evident, but this polling data indisputably confirms it.
Read more Congress: End endless war and stop becoming "the evil that we deplore"Meet 6 politicians getting rich from America's endless wars |
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War in Mali
Why the Canadian right's 'defense lobby' wants another war
rabble.ca 18/02/2013 - Canadians are right to be wary. Conflicts have been used to justify military projects in the past. The Libya conflict was used by the government to justify their disastrous deal for the underperforming F-35 stealth fighter. The  air force tried to use the Libya conflict to fast-track their plan to buy attack drones, the same kind the U.S. is using to carry out assassination missions and kill innocent civilians by the houseful. Would another conflict like Mali, or the next crisis, provide the political momentum to the defence lobby to advance the military's floundering weapons projects, and avoid the budget cuts that other departments are experiencing? Read moreMali: The war no one wants to talk about: WalkomAn African chapter in the failed war on terrorMali, France and the war on terror in Africa
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Rule of law
NDAA: Pre-emptive prosecution coming to a town near you
Al Jazeera 18/02/2013 - In the US, due process - one of the defining features of a democratic judicial process - continues to be badly bludgeoned: Obama fights tooth and nail to push through NDAA, which would allow indefinite detention of US citizens, and the definition of terrorism has expanded its 
unwieldy scope, casting a widening net that ensures more and more people are captured in its snare. The US has pursued "domestic terrorism" by practicing pre-emptive prosecution, that is, going after individuals who have committed no crime but are alleged to possess an ideology that might dispose them to commit acts of "terrorism". Maintaining that it can -and should - be in the business of divining intent, the government decimates crucial elements of the US justice system. Thus, in cases where terrorism is charged, prosecutors need not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Rather, only the defendant's potential for committing a crime need be established in order to convict.
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Video: A repeating history of indefinite detention
What's wrong with Barack
Obama's drone policy
The Toronto Star 20/02/2013 - The ambiguous definitions of the scope of this war and even of the enemy risk establishing a precedent that drones can be used against anyone a government  considers even a long-term threat. Much like transnational wars against nonstate actors, drones challenge traditional legal and ethical categories. The root of the problem is that they make it too easy to kill. We need not and cannot forswear their use. We should not confuse them with assassinations and torture. But we must insist on clear restrictions, transparent practices, independent oversight and accountability - in short, the rule of law.
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Anti-terror laws
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Border security
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Criminalization of dissent
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National security
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Privacy
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Surveillance
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Terrorism
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Torture
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War on terror
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About us
The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-nine Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. You will find in this News Digest news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, civil liberties and other issues related to the mandate and concerns of ICLMG and its member organizations. 
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Event
Defending Dissent when Life and Land are in Peril
Tuesday March 5, 2013
7 to 9 pm
Arts Court Theatre,
2 Daly Ave, Ottawa
Toronto's Aluna Theatre presents 'The Last Walk of Adolfo Ich' followed by a discussion about threats to environmental and land defenders with Guatemalan and local guests.
Roch Tassé, ICLMG National Coordinator, will speak at the panel
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Humor
Rap news: Big Brother is wwwatching you - feat. George Orwell
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Take action
"Hundred for Hassan" Campaign
Hassan will be put in prison if he does not pay his "creditor" - in this case, the Canadian government - $2,000 per month for the cost of his own surveillance. We invite you to be one of 100 people who care about due process and the presumption of innocence and oppose abusive extradition proceedings, by pledging $20 per month or more to share the cost of Dr. Diab's oppressive burden. This is our way of taking a public stand and saying, "This is just wrong."
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Event
NCCAR presents:
An evening with Miko Peled: Can Israelis and Palestinians live together?
Tuesday, February 26th
7:30pm
St. Paul University Auditorium, 233 Main Street, Ottawa
$10 ($15 at door)
An optimistic assessment of one of the world's most intractable problems. Miko Peled, Israeli/American Jew, former Israeli soldier, son of a famous Israeli general, discusses his frank views in a courageous new book. The book will be available for sale and signing by Mr Peled. This event is endorsed by the Independent Jewish Voices and the Group of 78.
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