February 27, 2005 | 18 Muharram 1426 Hijriah
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The ClipboardAustralian troops not ready for Iraq mission
An internal military report has raised serious concerns about the training and ammunition given to the 450 additional Australian troops bound for Iraq. The troops from the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 5/7 Battalion have been identified by defence officials...
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The ClipboardI Thought I'd Left the Pain of House Arrest Behind
The home secretary wants to give himself the power to detain and restrict people he thinks, but cannot prove, are involved in terrorism. If he succeeds, he will have abolished an 800-year-old right to freedom that was the envy of...
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veiled4allahthreat of madrasas overblown
The World Bank Research Group has released a study (download link) saying that the fearmongering about the threat of madrasas (also spelled madrassahs; Islamic schools) is overblown. As a Reuters report says: A World Bank-sponsored study has said enrolment in...
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The ClipboardCivil liberties are not luxuries
Now, the government is proposing to suspend the rule of law in Britain. Throughout the 30 years war against the IRA, Britain only resorted to detention without trial once: in the early 1970s in Northern Ireland. It was a disaster....
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The ClipboardMalaysia to expel immigrants
Malaysia is set to crack the whip on hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants as a force of about half-a-million officials deploys to hunt them down. The large-scale operation, codenamed Ops Tegas, is to round up and deport illegal immigrants,...
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The ClipboardRamadi residents flee city after latest US-led attacks
Residents of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province some 100 km east of Baghdad, have started to flee the city following the latest offensive launched by US Marines and the Iraqi army. The military have carried out raids in the...
