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Robert Fisk: We love to talk of terror – but this catch-all term can catch us out

Robert Fisk: We love to talk of terror – but this catch-all term can catch us out | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The frightful and bloody hours of Friday night and Saturday morning in Munich and Kabul – despite the 3,000 miles that separate the two cities – provided a highly instructive lesson in the semantics of horror and hypocrisy. I despair of that generic old hate-word, “terror”. It long ago became the punctuation mark and signature tune of every facile politician, policeman, journalist and think tank crank in the world. Terror, terror, terror, terror, terror. Or terrorist, terrorist, terrorist, terrorist, terrorist.
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KING: ISIS terrorists aren’t Muslims — they're just evil men

KING: ISIS terrorists aren’t Muslims — they're just evil men | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Maybe you missed it, but something truly horrific happened in Baghdad Sunday morning.
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Brussels divided: Molenbeek after the terrorist attacks

Brussels divided: Molenbeek after the terrorist attacks | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Brussels has been in a high state of tension since the 22 March terrorist attacks. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian As far-right groups protest at the memorial in Place […]

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Paris State of Emergency - Medialien Do

Paris State of Emergency - Medialien Do | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

A look back on the first months of the state of emergency in Paris: activists in custody, protests shut down, warrantless house arrests, and the COP21 strangled by anti-terrorist measures.

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Should Big Tech Join the Fight Against Online Terrorism?

Should Big Tech Join the Fight Against Online Terrorism? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Smaller tech companies and other businesses need to be involved, too, Kark said.

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Belgium fights terrorism with cat meme on #BrusselsLockdown

Belgium fights terrorism with cat meme on #BrusselsLockdown | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
It isn't all dark. In the face of terror on Sunday, an anxious Belgium found laughter. And cats. Naturally.
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European Union to Crack Down on Bitcoin After Paris Attacks

European Union to Crack Down on Bitcoin After Paris Attacks | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Countries in the EU are reportedly planning to crackdown on virtual currencies such as bitcoin in an attempt to tackle the financing of terrorism.
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We created Islamic extremism: Those blaming Islam for ISIS would have supported Osama bin Laden in the ’80s

We created Islamic extremism: Those blaming Islam for ISIS would have supported Osama bin Laden in the ’80s | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Jingoists conveniently forget the West's Cold War strategy was to arm the Islamic extremists that became al-Qaida VIDEO
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After the massacres of Paris: dread, revolt, action - statement from Attac France

After the massacres of Paris: dread, revolt, action - statement from Attac France | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In the aftermath of the massacres of Paris, members and supporters of Attac, in unison with the French society, feel horror and revulsion at the indiscriminate and murderous hatred. Attac expresses its solidarity with the victims and their relatives. The people murdered Friday night were merely exercising their right to convivality, to civility, to art, to a free life, all things that these killers want to eradicate in the name of a fanatical vision of religion.
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Together in Sorrow, Looking at the Future | La Quadrature du Net

Together in Sorrow, Looking at the Future | La Quadrature du Net | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Paris, 16 November 2015 — Together with the people of France and from all around the world, La Quadrature du Net mourns the dead. After the attacks on Friday 13 November in Paris and Saint-Denis, the group is committed to contribute to a political response that is based on a careful assessment of what has led us to this tragedy.


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Facebook activates 'Safety Check' for users during Paris attack

Facebook activates 'Safety Check' for users during Paris attack | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Facebook's safety check allows users to notify friends that they are safe during Paris attack.
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ISIS Supporters Publicly Threaten Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey

ISIS Supporters Publicly Threaten Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
On Sunday, ISIS supporters posted violent threats against Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and other employees of the service.
BuzzFeed published excerpted translations of the threats:
You started this failed war.
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After the Paris attacks: It's time for a new Enlightenment - The Guardian

After the Paris attacks: It's time for a new Enlightenment - The Guardian | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The long read: We must move past the tired debate that pits the modern west against its backward other and recover the Enlightenment ideal of rigorous self-criticism
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Munich, Nice, Turkey, Brexit, Trump: It’s all connected

Munich, Nice, Turkey, Brexit, Trump: It’s all connected | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Mark MacKinnon reports on the relationship between seemingly unconnected events across the globe
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How Terrorists Use Technology To Outmanoeuvre Law Enforcement

How Terrorists Use Technology To Outmanoeuvre Law Enforcement | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
After the terrorist attacks in Belgium and Paris, technology expert Marc Goodman shares how insurgents use their media savvy and technological prowess to outmaneuver law enforcement.
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Crime, terrorism and tax evasion: why banks are waging war on cash — Light on a Dark Mountain — Medium

Crime, terrorism and tax evasion: why banks are waging war on cash | Paul Mason - Light on a Dark Mountain - Medium
I can remember the moment I realised the era of cash could soon be over.
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Our shopping, funds tyranny,terrorism and war - Clean Trade

Our shopping, funds tyranny,terrorism and war - Clean Trade | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Clean Trade is a non-partisan campaign to change the law that forces all of us to fund repression, conflict and extremism when we shop.

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ISIS is everywhere -- it's time for a global passport - CNN.com

ISIS is everywhere -- it's time for a global passport - CNN.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The time has come for a "global passport," a parallel digital certification of a person's identity, background, criminal record, travel history, and other details. The digital record would be regularly updated based on databases from airlines, customs agencies, banks and other sources, and could be managed by an independent international authority such as Interpol, or a network system resembling SWIFT or IATA. This could be the ultimate calling for start-ups such as BitNation, which has already begun issuing virtual IDs -- effectively digital passports -- using blockchain technology.

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Paris attacks show the good and bad of high-tech revolution - Miami Herald

Paris attacks show the good and bad of high-tech revolution - Miami Herald | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Paris attackers used an online gaming chat function to discuss their plans.
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Asylum for artefacts: Paris's plan to protect cultural treasures from terrorists

Asylum for artefacts: Paris's plan to protect cultural treasures from terrorists | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The president of the Louvre has drawn up a 50-point plan to protect artworks under threat around the world. At last, someone is responding to Isis with a full-throated defence of our common human heritage
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Paris: The War ISIS Wants by Scott Atran and Nafees Hamid

Paris: The War ISIS Wants by Scott Atran and Nafees Hamid | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Following the Paris attacks, France, the United States, and our allies may opt for all-out war. But even if ISIS is destroyed, its message could still captivate many in coming generations.
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‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris attacks mean for the climate protests

‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris attacks mean for the climate protests | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Key organizers are pushing for the climate marches and protests to go ahead in Paris despite threats of a government clampdown, Claire Fauset explains.
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Zuckerberg: Facebook Safety Check To Be Used In More Human Crises

Zuckerberg: Facebook Safety Check To Be Used In More Human Crises | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Providing equitable access to tools like Safety Check around the globe isn't just a helpful thing for Facebook to do: it's the right thing, too.
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The senselessness of blaming refugees for the horrific Paris attacks

The senselessness of blaming refugees for the horrific Paris attacks | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
France and the whole world has been horrified by the terrorist attacks in Paris that have left dozens dead.
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CSE's Levitation Project: Does Mass Surveillance Prevent Terrorist Attacks? - Huffington Post Canada

CSE's Levitation Project: Does Mass Surveillance Prevent Terrorist Attacks? - Huffington Post Canada | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Mass trolling of internet data — as done by Canada's electronic spy agency in a project dubbed Levitation — can impede cyber spies in the hunt for extremists more than it helps, some security experts argue.
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