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World Bank comes to Nepal Maoist guerrilla army’s aid

Source: Sindh Today Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IANS) The World Bank has come to the aid of Nepal’s endangered peace process, offering a bounty of Nepali Rs.3.350 billion for the upkeep of the Maoists’ once dreaded guerrilla army as well as the rehabilitation of the thousands of people affected by the 10-year communist uprising. Nepal’s peace and reconstruction ministry Tuesday said the World Bank aid would be utilised for the nearly 19,000-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Maoists, who this month threatened to revolt if the government did not immediately release funds for them. A part of the aid would also be used to pay Rs.100,000 each to the families who lost their kin during the ‘People’s War’ or were maimed or forced to flee their home. The PLA, whose might helped the Maoists win their war against Nepal’s powerful king, have been in dire straits since the signing of a peace pact two years ago that saw them confined to 28 makeshift cantonments. ‘The PLA is up to its neck in

Fighting Trauma and Depression in the Face of Terrorism and War -- Vision.org

Source: Market watch Help From Extended Family Relationships Is Often Not as Accessible as It Once Was Last update: 3:06 a.m. EDT Aug. 6, 2008 PASADENA, CA, Aug 06, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Vision.org writer Gina Stepp discusses the emotional and mental fallout of terrorist attacks that attempted to disrupt the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Monday morning, August 4th, 16 police were killed and16 others were injured in a border attack in the Xinjiang region of China, home to the largest Muslim population in China. The attack comes on the heels of Sunday's report by the United Kingdom's Times Online that Spain is secretly gearing up to deal with threats of looming terrorism that may be faced by local tourist resorts during the busy August season. And while United St

Terrorism research center receives $12M

Source: diamond black online Chris Yu A university-based research center has received almost $12 million in funding for the next three years from the Department of Homeland Security to continue studying the origins and impact of terrorism. Launched in 2005, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism brings together experts from around the world to study how terrorism develops and is carried out to help reduce future attacks. "The world has changed quite a bit in terms of terrorism," said Gary LaFree, a criminology and criminal justice professor and director of START. "Terrorist attacks have been getting more dangerous and more evil over time." With the new funds from the Department of Homeland Security, researchers at the center plan to focus on how terrorist organizations develop and draw in individuals, LaFree said. Center researchers will also study what strategies are effective at stopping attacks and how terrorism affect

Lerft wing Sepearatism, Terrorism : Watch

Maoists blow up block office in Jharkhand Press Trust of India, India - 41 minutes ago Garwah (Jharkhand), Aug 7 (PTI) Maoists blew up the block office building at Dandai in Jharkhand's Garwah district, police said today. ... Maoists kill four in Chhattisgarh Thaindian.com, Thailand - 23 hours ago Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Maoist rebels killed four people in two separate attacks in Chhattisgarh, police said Wednesday. Insurgents killed two people in ... Nandigram: CPM blames Trinamool- Maoist for fresh trouble Zee News, India - 12 hours ago Accusing Trinamool Congress and Maoists of launching attacks against CPI-M leaders at Nandigram where anti-SEZ protesters have locked horns with Left ... No need to repay Rs 1.5b loan: Maoists tell farmers Kantipur Online, Nepal - 5 Aug 2008 Some clients who used to pay interest regularly have also stopped after CPN ( Maoist ) became the largest party after the Constituent Assembly election. ... Bike gang kills CPM leader in Nandigram Calc

Terrorism | Experts Split on Threat of Terrorism at Beijing Olympics

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Terrorism | Experts Split on Threat of Terrorism at Beijing Olympics Source: DW Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Thousands of police will work to ensure to the Games remain peaceful A deadly mortar attack in northwestern China has stirred up fear of attacks during the Olympic Games in Beijing. However, whether the Games are really in danger is a highly disputed matter. According to Chinese authorities, the attack in the Muslim region of Xinjiang, which killed 16 police officers on Monday, Aug. 4, was carried out by terrorists. This is the second attack of this kind in Xinjiang in the past two weeks. Now the question is: How concerned should the world be of an attack during the Olympics. Terrorism is the biggest threat during the Games, Rohan Gunaratna, one of Singapore's most prominent terrorism experts, told the Chinese daily Straits Times . Head of the the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at the Nanyang Technologic

How to lose a war against insurgency ?

Praveen Swami Source: The Hindu Orissa faces defeat at the hands of increasingly powerful Maoist groups. Its leaders don’t seem to care. Under the benign gaze of a bright silver statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar, improbable numbers of passengers were being packed in a battered jeep for the ride home in forest hamlets. Neither a month of horrific violence nor the annual week-long general strike called by Maoist guerrillas to commemorate the martyrdom of their comrades deterred thousands of Chitrakonda’s Adivasi residents from showing up at the weekly market. Chitrakonda in Orissa seemed strangely cheerful f or a place which, this summer, witnessed some of the most horrific violence ever recorded in India’s Maoist insurgency. Across the road, from the market, the police station didn’t even have a guard. In mid-July, a 100-kg landmine ripped through a spe

Tribunal lifts ban on SIMI

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So now terrorists can be innocents ....?! 8/5/2008 10:29:28 PM Courtesy: Times Now Simi Chief Safdar Nagori

TALIBAN says India is an "eternal enemy".

Will India be able to counter this Eternal enemy the TALIBAN Source: Rediff August 05, 2008 17:29 IST A top local Taliban [ Images ] leader has dismissed contentions by Pakistani officials that India is helping militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. "We are true Muslims and true Pakistanis and are more concerned about the country's safety than any other countryman," Maulana Faqir Muhammad, "deputy commander" of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, told the News daily. He said they consider India as an "eternal enemy". Muhammad, who leads the Pakistani Taliban in the Bajaur tribal region, also rejected reports that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed or wounded in a recent US missile strike in South Waziristan Agency. Referring to the Taliban's peace talks with the Pakistan government, he said the authorities were not sincere. "We are very clear about the talks. We never denied talks with the government. If the governme

Terrorism single biggest threat to S. Asia: Manmohan

Terrorism single biggest threat to S. Asia: Manmohan Muralidhar Reddy and Sandeep Dikshit Source : The hindu ‘Cannot afford to lose battle against the ideologies of hatred’ Stress on rapid integration along the lines of the ASEAN, says Prime Minister Terrorism getting “institutionalised nurturing and support” in Pakistan: Hamid Karzai COLOMBO: Terrorism was the dominant theme of speeches by the SAARC heads of state on the opening day of the summit here on Saturday. All the eight leaders were of the view that unless terrorism was defeated in all its forms and manife

Terror was the talking point

Source: rediff.com August 02, 2008 19:59 IST The last time one woke this early for an assignment was to clear security at the White House on July 18, 2005 . If you are not outside the Pearly Gates of the Western world by half past six, we were told, we could forget about being witnesses to history. There was no such incentive on Saturday morning so most of the press corps accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] to the 15thy SAARC summit in Colombo chose to extend their residency in Noddy Land. The motley bunch who marched forth at 6.30 on a muggy morning was prepared to endure the comprehensive frisking and grilling by Sri Lankan security. As it turned out, the checks were almost cursory. Sure, our identification was scanned to ensure that the information and photograph matched, sure cameras and laptops were x-rayed, but there was, I thought, a rather chalta hain air to the whole business. Cell phones were not scrutinised and the security personnel accepted our word