Duke historian Martin Miller on meaning of terrorism
In the aftermath of the deadly explosions in Boston, one word quickly became attached to the tragedy: terrorism. The major media honed in on the presence of the term in President Barack Obama’s...
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Farewell Lu Lingzi 吕令子
Lu Lingzi, from a Facebook photo.Cross-posted from Madmen of Chu."How happy it is to have friends come from afar." This line from the opening passage of the Confucian Analects greets one everywhere...
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Historians React to Chaos in Boston
[View the story "Historians react to chaos in Boston" on Storify]Related LinksOn Topic: Boston Marathon BombingWalter Laqueur: Murder! Madness! Terror!Daniel Martin Varisco: No, Senator Graham,...
View ArticleBrian Glyn Williams of UMass Dartmouth says Boston bombing suspect sought...
The Boston bombing suspect who is the subject of a massive manhunt reached out to a Massachusetts professor two years ago for help on research "rediscovering his Chechen origins," the professor told...
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Chechyna: What You Need to Know
Russian artillery bombarding a Chechen village in 2000, during the Second Chechen War. Credit: Wiki Commons.Editor's Note: With the identification of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings --...
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No, Sen. Graham, Domestic Drones are NOT a Good Idea
Credit: DoD/Flickr.Originally appeared onTabsir.Author: Daniel Martin Varisco Bio: 4-22-13Daniel Martin Varisco is professor of anthropology at Hofstra Universityread more
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Murder! Madness! Terror!
A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September during the infamous Munich Olympic massacre in 1972.During the ancient Olympic games a sacred truce (ekecheiria, the stress on the...
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The Ideology Behind the Boston Marathon Bombing
Undated photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.Author: Timothy R. Furnish Bio: 4-22-13Timothy R. Furnish holds a PhD in Islamic, World and African History (Ohio State), is a U.S. Army veteran and recovering...
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Terror in Boston: It's About Guns, Not Bombs
Credit: Flickr.On Wednesday, April 17, U.S. senators failed to round up enough votes to pass broadly popular recommendations for gun regulation, including a proposal to require background checks on...
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Who Are The Chechens?
A Chechen man picks up a loaf of bread in Grozny in 1995. Credit: Wiki Commons.In the aftermath of the killing and arrest of the Tsarnaev brothers, responsible for the Boston marathon bombings, the...
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Filling the Empty Battlefield
Federal Street in Boston, deserted during the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19, 2013. Credit: Flickr/Brian BirkeOriginally posted on TomDispatch.comAuthor: Tom Engelhardt Bio: 4-23-13Tom...
View ArticleRichard Parker: After Boston -- The Banality of Shock and Sentiment
Richard Parker,a Nation editorial board member, is an Oxford-trained economist who teaches at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He serves as an adviser to Prime Minister Papandreou. He...
View ArticleDaniel Pipes: Education by Murder in Boston
Mr. Pipes (DanielPipes.org) is president of the Middle East Forum. © 2013 by Daniel Pipes. All rights reserved.What will be the long-term impact of the Apr. 15-19 Boston Marathon attack and the ensuing...
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How Democracy Enables Violence
Credit: Wiki Commons.Author: Allen C. Guelzo Bio: 6-10-13Allen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College, where he serves as Director of the Civil War Era...
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