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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syrian economy opens  will its politics follow?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[At the hip Costa coffeehouse downtown, young Syrians chat over cappuccinos and lattes, laptops propped before them. Shoppers at nearby boutiques try on Prada and Armani designs. Tourists stream in and out of the Four Seasons Hotel. Full Story<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Suspected terrorist's wild ride ends]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The wild ride of Abdelkader Belliraj ended at the Hotel Fashion.  The Moroccan-born Belgian had quite a resume: accused terrorist kingpin, assassin, gangster, double agent - and hotelier. He visited from Belgium now and then to oversee the hotel, a three-star inn with a sidewalk cafe where men sip tea and watch a parade of whining scooters, dusty taxis, sunburned tourists and veiled Berber women. Full Story<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Police prepare terror attack warning for restaurants and cinemas]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Police_prepare_terror_attack_warning_for_restaurants_and_cinemas/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Daily Telegraph has learned that the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, a specialist police unit, is drawing up guidance for hospitality and entertainment sites as part of a drive to prepare for terrorist attacks on crowded public places.  Big hotels will also be covered by the new &quot;protective security guidance&quot; to prepare for attacks including car bombs and suicide bombs. Full Story<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo confirms bird flu outbreak on farm]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Togo_confirms_bird_flu_outbreak_on_farm/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Togo's Health Ministry says an outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the West African nation for the first time since 2007. Full Story<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US diplomat appointed as UN envoy to WSahara: report]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/US_diplomat_appointed_as_UN_envoy_to_WSahara_report/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/US_diplomat_appointed_as_UN_envoy_to_WSahara_report/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The United Nations will soon appoint American diplomat Christopher Ross as a special envoy to the Western Sahara, the Spanish daily El Pais reported Wednesday. (Full Story)<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe rivals hold new power-sharing talks]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Zimbabwe_rivals_hold_new_power-sharing_talks/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Zimbabwe_rivals_hold_new_power-sharing_talks/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Negotiators for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai opened new power-sharing talks Wednesday amid new optimism for a deal to end the country's crisis. (Full Story)<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nigerian militants seize 13 oilmen: security sources]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Nigerian_militants_seize_13_oilmen_security_sources/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta hijacked a vessel with five expatriate and eight Nigerian oil workers on board, security sources said. (Full Story)<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Somali MP assassinated at mosque]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Somali_MP_assassinated_at_mosque/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Somali MP Mohamed Osman Maye has been shot dead outside a mosque in the town of Baidoa, the seat of parliament. (Full Story)<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Angola's ruling MPLA wins parliamentary poll]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Angolas_ruling_MPLA_wins_parliamentary_poll/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Angolas_ruling_MPLA_wins_parliamentary_poll/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's ruling MPLA party scored a landslide parliamentary election victory on Wednesday with nearly 82 percent of the vote, provisional final results showed. (Full Story)<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two South Africans abducted in Nigeria: official]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Two_South_Africans_abducted_in_Nigeria_official/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Two South Africans were abducted earlier this week in Nigeria's restive southern Niger Delta region, an official statement said Wednesday in Pretoria. (Full Story)<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Power uncertainty deters Japanese investment in SA]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Power_uncertainty_deters_Japanese_investment_in_SA/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Power_uncertainty_deters_Japanese_investment_in_SA/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A large delegation of Japanese business and government leaders has told the South African government that uncertainty about electricity supply was discouraging the Japanese from investing in the country. (Full Story)<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[France sets trial date for Tunisia bombing suspects]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/France_sets_trial_date_for_Tunisia_bombing_suspects/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/France_sets_trial_date_for_Tunisia_bombing_suspects/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:20:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Paris anti-terror court will try three men in January of 2009 for complicity in the deadly 2002 synagogue bombing on Tunisia's Djerba island, AP reported on Tuesday (September 9th). (Full Story)<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia prepares to launch Iran's nuclear plant]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Russia_prepares_to_launch_Irans_nuclear_plant/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Russia_prepares_to_launch_Irans_nuclear_plant/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Russian state-run company building Iran's first nuclear plant said Monday that preparations for the reactor's launch had entered their final stage. Full Story<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health chiefs battle to bring back Iraqi doctors]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Health_chiefs_battle_to_bring_back_Iraqi_doctors/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Health_chiefs_battle_to_bring_back_Iraqi_doctors/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A kidney specialist who fled Iraq's bombings, kidnappings and sectarian killings 20 months ago has reported back to work at his Baghdad hospital  one of some 800 doctors who have returned over the summer. Full Story<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8,000 Troops to Leave Iraq Next Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/8000_Troops_to_Leave_Iraq_Next_Year/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/8000_Troops_to_Leave_Iraq_Next_Year/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[President Bush has accepted the recommendation of his senior civilian and military advisers to reduce the number of American troops in Iraq by 8,000 in the early months of next year. Full Story<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deal aims to end violence in northern Lebanon]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Deal_aims_to_end_violence_in_northern_Lebanon/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Deal_aims_to_end_violence_in_northern_Lebanon/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rival groups signed an agreement Monday to end sectarian violence that has killed and wounded scores in the past three months in the northern city of Tripoli. Full Story<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qaeda down but not out in Saudi, Yemen]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Qaeda_down_but_not_out_in_Saudi_Yemen/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Qaeda_down_but_not_out_in_Saudi_Yemen/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oil-rich Saudi Arabia, home of most of the 9/11 hijackers, has largely neutralised local Al-Qaeda militants but they can not be written off so long as their &quot;dogma&quot; is alive, officials and experts say. Full Story<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arab states must act against Palestinian division]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Arab_states_must_act_against_Palestinian_division/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Arab_states_must_act_against_Palestinian_division/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Monday voiced his exasperation over continuing internal violence between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, urging the 22-state Arab League to take action. Full Story<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Al Qaida 'lacks leadership']]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Al_Qaida_lacks_leadership/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Al_Qaida_lacks_leadership/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Al Qaida activists in Yemen do not follow Osama Bin Laden, Nasser Al Bahri, a former bodyguard of Bin Laden, told Gulf News. Full Story<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Terror trial's lessons felt in NZ]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Terror_trials_lessons_felt_in_NZ/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Terror_trials_lessons_felt_in_NZ/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Three British Muslims have been convicted of conspiracy to commit mass murder after being accused of plotting to blow up passenger planes in the UK, and their case has affected the way we travel in New Zealand and around the world. Full Story<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pair seized boy to test security, police say]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Pair_seized_boy_to_test_security_police_say/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Pair_seized_boy_to_test_security_police_say/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Two North Las Vegas women were arrested Monday after police said they snatched a 6-year-old boy near Mackey Elementary School and kept him for more than two hours before handing him over to Clark County School District personnel. Full Story<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wales has third highest rate of violent crime']]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[WALES has the third highest rates of recorded violent crime in the world, shocking new figures reveal.  Alcohol-fuelled fights in Welsh towns and city centres has helped propel the nation to the top of the crime league of 39 countries. Full Story<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria: Al-Qaeda 'turncoat' reveals plans for suicide attacks]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Algeria_Al-Qaeda_turncoat_reveals_plans_for_suicide_attacks/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[To mark the month of Ramadan, leader of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Abdel Malik Droukedel, reportedly invited four or five terrorists in the west of the country to carry out suicide attacks. (Full Story)<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Congo sends troops to contain Ugandan rebels]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Congo_sends_troops_to_contain_Ugandan_rebels/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Congo_sends_troops_to_contain_Ugandan_rebels/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Congolese army is deploying troops in a remote northern border region to try to box in Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and stop them attacking civilians, a U.N. military spokesman said on Tuesday. (Full Story)<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Angola's ruling MPLA near victory, eyes reforms]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Angola's ruling MPLA is heading for a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, a result which will give it the power to make sweeping changes to the oil-rich African nation's institutions. (Full Story)<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemeni Coast Guard rescues Saudi Arabian cargo ship from pirates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Yemeni Coast Guard Saturday rescued a Saudi Arabian cargo ship from Somali pirates in the southern part of the Red Sea. (Full Story)<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pirates attack Norwegian ship]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Pirates_attack_Norwegian_ship/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A Norwegian tanker owned by shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has become the latest target of pirates who tried to hijack it in the Gulf of Aden. (Full Story)<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ghana: Pre-Election Violence Escalates]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Ghana_Pre-Election_Violence_Escalates/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Ghana_Pre-Election_Violence_Escalates/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Following an upsurge of pre-election violence that has killed three people and injured many others in northern Ghana, experts fear hostilities will continue in the months leading to December presidential and legislative elections. (Full Story)<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Terrorist surrenders in Algiers, reveals al-Qaeda's Ramadan plot]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Terrorist_surrenders_in_Algiers_reveals_al-Qaedas_Ramadan_plot/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Terrorist_surrenders_in_Algiers_reveals_al-Qaedas_Ramadan_plot/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A terrorist surrendered to authorities in Algiers on Monday September 8th and disclosed detailed plans for al-Qaeda attacks during Ramadan, Echorouk reported on September 9th. (Full Story)<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Terror groups developing 'dirty bomb', say security chiefs]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Terror_groups_developing_dirty_bomb_say_security_chiefs/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Terror_groups_developing_dirty_bomb_say_security_chiefs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Islamist terrorists have stepped up their efforts to develop a 'dirty' bomb for use against Western targets, senior Western security sources have told The Daily Telegraph.  Full Story<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US missions receive suspicious envelopes]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/US_missions_receive_suspicious_envelopes/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The US embassy in the federal capital and its consulate in Karachi have received suspicious envelopes containing an unidentified white colour substance, sparking a security alert, according to embassy and other security officials on Sunday.  Full Story<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chavez opponents call state media coverage unfair]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Chavez_opponents_call_state_media_coverage_unfair/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Chavez_opponents_call_state_media_coverage_unfair/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>War &amp; Terrorism</category>
<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Chavez_opponents_call_state_media_coverage_unfair/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In speech after speech, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stares at the television camera and unleashes a hail of colorful insults against his opponents.  Full Story<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cyber security 'needs a global approach']]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Cyber_security_needs_a_global_approach/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Cyber_security_needs_a_global_approach/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>War &amp; Terrorism</category>
<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Cyber_security_needs_a_global_approach/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The world has to unite against the growing menace of cyber terrorism, IT experts said on Thursday, evoking a recent &quot;cyber war&quot; against Georgia as the latest example of the threat.  Full Story<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lingering ethnic tensions delaying Iraq withdrawal]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Lingering_ethnic_tensions_delaying_Iraq_withdrawal/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Lingering_ethnic_tensions_delaying_Iraq_withdrawal/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Lingering_ethnic_tensions_delaying_Iraq_withdrawal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Concern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq's religious and ethnic groups appear behind the U.S. military's recommendation to put the brakes on withdrawing more American troops from Iraq despite improvements in security.  Full Story<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraqi police: Roadside bombs wound 14 in Baghdad]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Iraqi_police_Roadside_bombs_wound_14_in_Baghdad/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Iraqi_police_Roadside_bombs_wound_14_in_Baghdad/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Iraqi_police_Roadside_bombs_wound_14_in_Baghdad/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital.  Full Story<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roadside bomb kills Canadian soldier, wounds 7 others in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Roadside_bomb_kills_Canadian_soldier_wounds_7_others_in_Afghanistan/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Roadside_bomb_kills_Canadian_soldier_wounds_7_others_in_Afghanistan/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Roadside_bomb_kills_Canadian_soldier_wounds_7_others_in_Afghanistan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Canada has lost its 97th soldier on the Afghanistan mission following a roadside bomb explosion today in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar.  Full Story<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel police: Indict Olmert on corruption charges]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Israel_police_Indict_Olmert_on_corruption_charges/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Israel_police_Indict_Olmert_on_corruption_charges/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>War &amp; Terrorism</category>
<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Israel_police_Indict_Olmert_on_corruption_charges/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It may have little political consequence, but Israel's police are recommending that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted in a string of corruption cases.  Full Story<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Petraeus to hand over Iraq command on Sept 16]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Petraeus_to_hand_over_Iraq_command_on_Sept_16/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Petraeus_to_hand_over_Iraq_command_on_Sept_16/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Petraeus_to_hand_over_Iraq_command_on_Sept_16/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[US General David Petraeus, the man credited with curbing sectarian violence in Iraq, will hand the command of US-led forces in Iraq to General Raymond Odierno on September 16, his spokesman said Sunday.  Full Story<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand's political turmoil shakes tourists and investors]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Thailands_political_turmoil_shakes_tourists_and_investors/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Thailands_political_turmoil_shakes_tourists_and_investors/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Thailands_political_turmoil_shakes_tourists_and_investors/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The political turmoil playing out in Thailand's capital is damaging the kingdom's economy, hitting its thriving tourism sector and making investors wary, business leaders said.  Full Story<br/><br/>21 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan restores 3 judges ousted by Musharraf]]></title>
<link>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Pakistan_restores_3_judges_ousted_by_Musharraf/</link>
<comments>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Pakistan_restores_3_judges_ousted_by_Musharraf/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.controversial.org/War_Terrorism/Pakistan_restores_3_judges_ousted_by_Musharraf/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday reinstated three judges ousted by Pervez Musharraf, cementing political divisions in the country a day before it elects a new president. Musharraf's purge of the court last year deepened his unpopularity and helped his political foes to a victory in February elections. Musharraf resigned under pressure last month. Full Story<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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