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Terrorism
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ImmigrationProf Blog
GOP candidates link Paris attacks to immigration: Trump, Cruz and others say their rhetoric on border security and Syrian refugees has been vindicated
As Kit Johnson blogged earlier today, one of the Paris terrorists allegedly entered the European Union as a refugee from Syria. It did not take long for Republican candidates to…
The Right Coast
Paris terror attacks call Obama’s strategy into question – POLITICO
Coming just a day after President Barack Obama's comment that the Islamic State had been "contained," the terrorist attacks in Paris have cast doubt on the administration s strategy and…
The Right Coast
Words matter in ISIS war, so use Daesh – The Boston Globe
The term Daesh is strategically a better choice because it is still accurate in that it spells out the acronym of the group s full Arabic name, al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi…
The Right Coast
ISIS Claims Responsibility, Calling Paris Attacks First of the Storm – The New York Times
SINONE, Iraq The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for the catastrophic attacks in the French capital, calling them the first of the storm and mocking France as a capital…
The Right Coast
Paris Proves We ll Never Kill Enough Jihadists to Stop Terror – The Daily Beast
What is clear to me is that if indeed this turns out to be an official ISIS attack, it would be the most sophisticated one in Europe yet. In such…
ImmigrationProf Blog
French Borders Closed Following Terror Attacks
Terrorists today executed coordinated attacks across Paris. In response, France has declared a state of emergency and it has closed its borders.BBC editor Nick Sutton posted this compilation of front…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Secretary-General Condemns Attacks in Paris and Demands Release of Hostages
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the “despicable terrorist attacks” carried out today in various locations in and around Paris and demanded the immediate release of the numerous individuals…
International Law Prof Blog
Obama: Terrorist Attack in Paris is “An Attack on All of Humanity and the Universal Values that We Share”
The New York Times and many other media outlets are reporting that France has closed its border following terrorist attacks and hostage takings today in Paris. Dozens of persons are…
The Right Coast
‘Jihadi John’ Believed Killed in US Drone Strike, US Officials Say – ABC News
The ISIS terrorist dubbed "Jihadi John", who oversaw the brutal executions of American and Western hostages, was hit by a U.S. air strike Thursday night and is believed to have…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Why the U.S. Is Held to a Higher Data Protection Standard Than France
By Christopher Wolf, Winston Maxwell
In a recent column for The New York Times, Nils Muiznieks, the top human rights official for the Council of Europe, warned that recent surveillance laws in Europe undermine fundamental…