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BBC News - Jason Rezaian: Iran to try Washington Post reporter - 0 views

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  • A Washington Post journalist detained for almost six months in Iran is to stand trial on unspecified charges.
  • Mr Rezaian, who holds dual US-Iranian citizenship, was arrested with his wife and two associates in July.
  • In December, Mr Rezaian was brought before a judge in the Iranian capital to hear charges officially levelled against him and was denied a request for bail.
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  • The US state department has repeatedly raised the subject of Mr Rezaian's detention during negotiations with Iranian officials over the country's nuclear programme.
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    A dual US-Iranian citizen and reporter for the Washington Post was arrested 6 months ago in Iran is facing trial
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BBC News - France to protect all religions, vows Francois Hollande - 0 views

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  • French President Francois Hollande has vowed that his country will protect all religions, saying that Muslims are the main victims of fanaticism.
  • Speaking at the Arab World Institute, he said Islam was compatible with democracy and thanked Arabs for their solidarity over terrorism in Paris.
  • There are also funerals taking place for Charlie Hebdo columnist Elsa Cayat and Franck Brinsolaro, a policeman assigned to guard Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier.
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  • Mr Hollande said that radical Islam had fed off contradictions, poverty, inequality and conflict, and that "it is Muslims who are the first victims of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance".
  • But some Muslims were angered by the edition and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu condemned it on Thursday as an "open provocation".
  • "Freedom of the press does not mean freedom to insult," said Mr Davutoglu, who on Sunday attended a Paris march in memory of the victims of last week's attacks.
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    French President vowed to protect all religions in France.
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British Prime Minister Suggests Banning Some Online Messaging Apps - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • “Are we going to allow a means of communications which it simply isn’t possible to read?” Mr. Cameron said at an event on Monday, in reference to services like WhatsApp, Snapchat and other encrypted online applications. “My answer to that question is: ‘No, we must not.’ ”
  • Mr. Cameron said his first duty was to protect the country against terrorist attacks.
  • “The attacks in Paris demonstrated the scale of the threat that we face and the need to have robust powers through our intelligence and security agencies in order to keep our people safe,”
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  • Mr. Cameron’s comments are part of a growing debate in Europe and the United States over whether Internet companies and telecom providers must cooperate fully with intelligence agencies, who have seen an increased use of social media by groups like the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
  • After the Paris attacks, European leaders, for example, called on Internet service providers to report potentially harmful online material aimed at inciting hatred or terror.
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Attack Prompts Debate on the Roots of Muslim Objection to Image-Making - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Many Muslims upset by the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical newspaper, argue that the issue is not about free speech but about the insult to a religious figure revered by roughly a quarter of the world’s population.
  • Less clear are the precise origins of the Muslim objection to visual depictions — insulting or otherwise — of the prophet and holy persons of any faith.
  • That objection, which Islamist militants have cited in justifying their deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris last week, has some roots in the Quran, which discourages image-making as a form of idol worship that demeans God.
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  • But Islamic scholars and legal experts say that the Quran does not explicitly prohibit image-making, and while the act is considered sinful in some branches of Islam, in others it is not — and certainly not one deserving of death.
  • The objection to images of the prophet — positive or negative — as well as all depictions of any being with a soul, animal or human, has evolved over time and has been interpreted in diverse ways.
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    Debate over where roots of muslim objection to image making came from. 
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CNN speaks to French woman who wants to join ISIS - CNN Video - 0 views

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    Woman is planning to leave france and move to syria to join ISIS
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Disputed Claims Over Qaeda Role in Paris Attacks - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • The younger of the two brothers who killed 12 people in Paris last week most likely used his older brother’s passport in 2011 to travel to Yemen, where he received training and $20,000 from Al Qaeda’s affiliate there, presumably to finance attacks when he returned home to France.
  • American counterterrorism officials said on Wednesday they now believe that Chérif Kouachi, the younger brother, was the likely aggressor in the attacks, not Saïd Kouachi, as they first thought
  • If the claim of direct responsibility holds up, it would make the attacks in France the deadliest planned and financed by Al Qaeda on Western soil since the transit bombings in London in 2005 that killed 52 people
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  • “I suspect that Chérif Kouachi did engage AQAP members in Yemen, but that he was not fully brought into the organization,
  • The statement by the Qaeda branch in Yemen called the Kouachi brothers, who were shot to death by police on Friday, “two heroes of Islam.” But it referred to the actions of Amedy Coulibaly, who attacked a police officer the day of the assault on Charlie Hebdo and was shot to death by police after holding hostages in a kosher supermarket, as a coincidence and did not take responsibility for them.
  • qkirkpatrick on 15 Jan 15
     
    People are disputing over claims that Al Qaeda was behind attacks in france
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Why are terrorists often brothers? - CNN Video - 0 views

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  • Why are terrorists often brothers?
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    Why are terrorists often brothers?
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Our Obsession With Convenience Could Get Scary - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    It is obvious that technology has completely revolutionized the society we live in today in the US. This article describes the effects of this "obsession with convenience."I'm not yet ready to live in a world where everything is connected. I don't want to see ads gleaned from information about my sleep patterns and what I've been cooking -- and I'm not convinced all the companies betting on this future are motivated by my best interests."
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BBC News - Why did my grandfather translate Mein Kampf? - 0 views

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  • Whenever I tell anyone that my Irish grandfather translated Hitler's Mein Kampf, the first question tends to be, "Why did he do that?" Quickly followed by, "Was he a Nazi?"
  • "You know a group of Americans is working on a translation right now, so you can't stop it coming out," she told him. "You know my husband has done an accurate and fair translation - an excellent translation… so why not hand over the manuscript?"
  • The book, bought in 1939 in the UK, was seemingly taken by British admirers as they visited the Fuehrer's Alpine retreat. The photograph has somewhat comical annotations in the form of three pencilled arrow
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  • During the War the Nazis discovered that Greta and her husband, Adam Kuckhoff, were members of a famous Soviet spy ring, known as the Red Orchestra (Rote Kapelle). Adam was executed. Greta had her sentence commuted to life imprisonment. She survived the war, and in her autobiography she describes her first meeting with James Murphy, who she refers to as Mr M.
  • He spoke French, Italian and German fluently. He harboured dreams of a United States of Europe - at peace. Ultimately, though, even if it wasn't his intention, he'll be best known as the man who translated Hitler's Mein Kampf.
  • dpittenger on 15 Jan 15
     
    A story of a man's grandfather who translated Mein Kampf. It's very relevant to what we are doing in 20c right now. Especially the controversy surrounding the translation of Mein Kampf and Hitler's ideas.
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A New "Political Imaginary" - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    "It is urgent that Cubans -- not only the government but civil society -- strengthens itself and discusses in diverse environments what concept of a country and future it wants for itself. It is urgent that each Cuban be able to speak for themselves outside of the official institutions established during more than half a century of Cold War. And it is urgent that this discussion brings forth new structures, institutions, laws and rights that guarantee Cubans happiness, quality of life, sovereignty and well-being in the coming years. It is important that Cubans be citizens."
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Maintenance worker describes encounter with terrorists - CNN Video - 0 views

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  • The first person shot by the Paris terrorists was a maintenance worker. It was his first day at the Charlie Hebdo building. His coworker shares their story.
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    Survivor of attack shares story
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How the Massive Response to the Charlie Hebdo Attack Will Backfire - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    Sometimes the reaction to the atrocity can do more harm than the atrocity itself. Terrorist crime is a serious problem, but the solution is not declaration of war. This article outlines seven reasons as to how the public response to the Charlie Hebdo attack could backfire.
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Millions gather against terrorism - CNN Video - 0 views

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  • World leaders joined more than 2 million people at a "unity rally" in defiance of a terrorism rampage that claimed 17 lives in France.
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    Millions gather at "unity rally" in defiance of terrorism
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French comedian arrested after 'Charlie' Facebook post - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    This French comedian was arrested after posting a controversial FB status: "Whenever I speak, you do not try to understand what I'm trying to say, you do not want to listen to me. You are looking for a pretext to forbid me. You consider me like Amedy Coulibaly when I am not any different from Charlie."
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GOP's 2016 convention set for July 18-21 - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    Moving up next year's convention is aimed at giving the GOP presidential nominee earlier access to funding for the general election and more time to coalesce support after the primary season. In 2012, Mitt Romney effectively clinched the nomination in late March but then couldn't tap into general election funds until the convention in late August.
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Rieder: Deciding to publish an image of the prophet - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    Charlie Hebdo, whose stock in trade is irreverence and whose audience knows that, is going to publish lots of things that more mainstream publications with diverse audiences will avoid. While it's easy to make light of or ridicule that sensitivity, it's actually a positive thing. But there are times when sheer news value trumps the offensive nature of content. That Charlie Hebdo cover was one off them.
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BBC News - Ukraine conflict: Shell hits bus 'killing 12' in Buhas - 0 views

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  • A shell has hit a bus in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding many more, Ukraine's military says.
  • But following talks in Berlin on Monday, foreign ministers for the four countries said that "further work needs to be done" before a summit could be held.
  • In a statement, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko condemned the attack, blaming the rebels and those "who is arming them and inspiring to commit bloody crimes".
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  • In another development, the US Treasury said it would provide a $1bn (£660m) loan guarantee to Ukraine in the first half of 2015, provided Ukraine remained on track to meet the conditions of its loan from the International Monetary Fund.
  • dpittenger on 15 Jan 15
     
    Attacks with shells in the Ukraine are still causing conflict. The US treasury is providing 1billion dollars to Ukraine in the first half of 2015.
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Claiming Paris Massacre as Its Own, Al Qaeda Seizes Spotlight - 0 views

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  • Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen formally claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the deadly assault a week ago at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, saying that the target was chosen by the Qaeda leadership and referring to the attackers as “two heroes of Islam.”
  • If the claim of direct responsibility holds up, it would make the attacks in France the most deadly strike planned and financed by Al Qaeda on Western soil since the transit bombings in London in 2005 that killed 52 people.
  • An English version of the claim, distributed online, showed a chilling image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris seeming to dissolve into a wisp of smoke. The headline reads, “Vengeance for the Prophet: A Message Regarding the Blessed Battle of Paris.”
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  • “In this case both the Kouachis and A.Q.A.P. insist that A.Q.A.P. financed this operation, trained the brothers for it and formulated the target,” he said, using the acronym for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. “Rather than being suggestive of a sleeper cell that sat and waited for three years, some subsequent contact seems likeliest although at this point not definitely proven.”
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    Al Qaeda claims responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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FBI 'foils IS-inspired plot to attack on US Capitol' - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 15 Jan 15
     
    The FBI has arrested a man in Ohio for allegedly planning to attack the US Capitol in Washington in an Islamic State-inspired attack. Christopher Cornell has been charged with attempting to kill a US government officer, according to court documents. He came to the attention of the FBI after tweeting support for extremist groups like Islamic State.
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