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STATEMENT FROM THE CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION REGARDING IMPACT IN CANADA ON REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS OF THE JAN. 27 UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE ORDER («PROTECTING THE NATION FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS») TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association deplores the Executive Order («Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals») issued by United -LSB-...]

Trump's order states that it is intended to «protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States.»

Not exact matches

Investigative reporter and blogger Eliot Higgins has talked about how Facebook's haste to censor what might be disturbing or controversial imagery can directly impact our understanding of a developing news story: the site removed several pages and posts from Syrian dissident groups and terrorist factions, but in doing so it effectively deleted a key source of information about chemical weapon attacks by the Syrian government.

Those fatalities from terrorist attacks compiled by START include attacks perpetrated by a number of actors beyond just what they refer to as «jihadi - inspired extremists.»

We can't see that all those controversial policies developed by the Bush and Blair administrations were not really put forward in good faith as efforts to protect American and British citizens from repeated terrorist attacks.

During the past two years, reports of terrorist attacks against Christians have steadily emerged from the Muslim world: 7 Egyptian Christians executed on a Benghazi beach, 165 Christian girls kidnapped from school by Boko Haram, and 21 Coptic Christians beheaded near the Mediterranean Sea, among other incidents.

Despite the strong public sentiment against such convictions after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, a perusal of public statements made by the leadership of the historic peace churches clearly indicates that, while they have repeatedly called for the perpetrators to be held accountable, they have not backed away from their commitment to nonviolence.

Plus: Malaysia changes course on Shari'ah courts, remembering Tammy Faye, a church is attacked by Christian terrorists, and other stories from online sources around the world.

I saw a cultural Christianity with preachers who often gained audiences, locally in church meetings or globally on television, by saying crazy and buffoonish things, simply to stir up the base and to gain attention from the world, whether that was claiming to know why God sent hurricanes and terrorist attacks or claiming that American founders, one of whom possibly impregnated his own human slaves and literally cut the New Testament apart, were orthodox, Evangelical Christians who, like us, stood up for traditional family values.

A convicted left wing terrorist Brett Kimberlin has very recently successfully attacked several conservative bloggers in USA by methods ranging from «innocent» filing of frivolous lawsuits, to extremely dangerous and life - threatening practice of «SWATting» - placing a fake emergency phone call tricking 911 operators into dispatching emergency response teams to a targeted person's home.

The terrorists» who were said to have numbered almost a hundred, reportedly started the attack by launching IEDS on positions of the troops and followed with shooting from different angles all in a bid to confuse the troops but the soldiers aware of the tactic, stood their ground and fought back gallantly.

Yesterday, leaders from New York including Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced a unity visit reaffirming the State of New York's support in light of the continued threat of attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations.

«The rescued persons said that they were brought there by the terrorists from various villages to be used as human shield in case if advancing troops of the Nigerian Army came to attack the Boko Haram terrorists.

This video framegrab from the HBO documentary «In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01» shows New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani holding a dust mask as he moves along a street near the World Trade Center soon after the twin towers were attacked by terrorists Sept. 11, 2001.

Usman said, «Today, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion came under three - pronged attack by Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest from Damboa, Tokumbere and Pulka axis.

Major events, from terrorist attacks to football matches, are now accompanied by a surge of activity on Twitter.

«Twin terrorist attacks were carried out by suicide bombers in Al - Sinek neighbourhood,» an official from Baghdad operations command told Press.

Almost universal access to computers and the internet, the interconnected nature of computer networks, and the constant development of new techniques mean that attacks can come from anywhere, from state actors to terrorist organisations, and even to individuals operating from their own homes — a point underlined by the emergence of so - called «hacktivists».

According to a statement detailing the operation and signed by Col Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, «In the early hours of Friday, some elements of Boko Haram terrorists in 5 gun trucks, motorcycles and 2 Golf cars laden with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from Sambisa forest axis attempted an attack on 121 Task Force Battalion at Pulka.

The medical outreach, which would last till 13 April 2018, became necessary to avoid humanitarian catastrophe due to the recent withdrawal of humanitarian services by Non-Governmental Organizations from Rann, following the recent attack by remnants of Boko Haram Terrorists.

Which makes next week, after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, the perfect time for the lame - duck U.S. Senate to be deciding the fate of a bill that would pay the medical costs for thousands of people suffering from illnesses caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

«A police patrol vehicle from Biu Area Command on investigation activity to Maiduguri, was ambushed and attacked by persons reasonably believed to be Boko Haram terrorists at Kubuwa village in Damboa Local Government Area.

Relatively, the troops of 114 Task Force Battalion also came under attack by Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest from Damboa, Tokumbere and Pulka axis.

«We need to ensure we have the funding and intelligence to protect us from another attack, as well as a comprehensive military solution to deal with terrorists who are emboldened by the president's lead from behind strategy.»

Those in the mental health field have also borrowed research from other traumatic events to better understand the psychological wounds inflicted by the terrorist attacks.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he says, «we've been bombarded by calls from different defence agencies to do exactly this».

When you weigh the risk of death by terrorist attack (less than 1 in 10,000) against that from heart disease or cancer (nearly 1 in 3), it makes much more sense to forgo the drama and join a gym.

ScienceInsider also noted Japanese plans to send a walking robot to study the moon, a new tornado hunting program, plans by Stanford University to publicize payments to faculty members from drug or device firms, and police protection for the head of India's space program against a possible terrorist attack.

Whereas technically the potential threats detected by the system in the past were not false positives — they did accurately pick up tiny, background amounts of DNA from organisms naturally present in the environment — in effect, they were false alarms because they signaled the potential occurrence of a terrorist attack when none had occurred.

Most gripping is a description of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as viewed by astronaut Frank Culbertson from the International Space Station.

In an online survey of 500 registered Massachusetts voters conducted by YouGov America under the direction of the UMass Poll from May 30 to June 4, Boston - area residents expressed an overall concern about a terrorist attack at a rate higher than those in the rest of the state, with 61 percent of Bostonians stating that they were «very concerned» or «somewhat concerned» of an attack, compared to 53 percent of other Bay State residents.

But when governments, industry and individuals are under constant attack by antagonists from all corners of the globe — marauders who use the Internet to steal vital information, sabotage critical operations and recruit terrorists — this means war.

He came from a military family and was motivated by a patriotic response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

The film, which is produced and distributed by Warner Bros, is the true story of three Americans who thwarted a terrorist attack on a train bound from Brussels to Paris in 2015.

After covering the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Pennsylvania for ABC News, Baldrick brought solace to youngsters touched by these tragedies with «The Children of 9 - 11 Wall of Hope,» a display of artwork and writing by children from the victims» families and schoolchildren across Pennsylvania.

June 2009: The Ignorance of Blood by Robert Wilson Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón is still on the trail of the terrorist bombers from The Hidden Assassins, and it appears now that the attack may have been a cover for something worse.

Meanwhile, the RCMP and CSIS will have new resources not only to investigate and prevent further terrorist attacks on Canadian soil, but to protect vulnerable young people susceptible to the lies and manipulation of ISIS recruiters, preventing them from throwing away their lives by travelling abroad to join the terrorists» reprehensible cause.

NEW YORK — Fourteen search - and - rescue dogs have died since their exposure to toxic rubble from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack — including eight from cancer, according to a study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

The three destinations» tourism industries have been hit hard by a combination of political uncertainty and terrorist attacks over the past few years, prompting many travel companies to withdraw from or severely limit their presence.

The goal is to prevent terrorist attacks by raining down destruction from above in the world's most volatile warzones.

This was not helped by the Paris terrorist attacks from November of that year, which saw Ubisoft push the title back and reduce marketing due to its terrorist subject matter.

Contrary to previous years, when citizens from all over the globe were welcomed in Europe, immigration policies changed and the very few that managed to pass the borders and find settlement in those EU countries that accepted them, had to deal with a xenophobic pandemic, one that was solidified with the terrorist attacks executed by ISIS and Daesh followers in France, Belgium and Germany.

Inspired by the fear and panic engendered by the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design's upcoming exhibition, Nancy Chunn: Chicken Little and the Culture of Fear, is a series of paintings that represents the media sensationalism infecting our current political and cultural landscape, feeding our anxieties and distracting us from dealing with real dangers.

From the article:... OVERVIEW More aggressive tactics by authoritarian regimes and an upsurge in terrorist attacks contributed to a disturbing decline in global freedom in 2014.

In a city still reeling from the deadly string of terrorist attacks, participants representing more than 130 countries will gather to formalize their commitments to curbing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Many worry that by allowing great amounts of immigrants from poor and war - torn countries, we are «harbouring» terrorists or providing them with a safe place to plan their attacks.

In a comment made in a speech on the eve of the 2017 General Election and less than a week after the London Bridge attack, she vowed to beef up counter-terror powers by restricting «the freedom and the movements of terrorist suspects when we have enough evidence to know they present a threat, but not enough evidence to prosecute them in full in court... And if human rights laws stop us from doing it, we will change those laws so we can do it.»

That was followed by further citizenship reforms in Bill C - 44, the proposed Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act, introduced following last month's attacks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AMERICAN AIRLINES, Bethany Beach, DE Mar 2012 — Present Pilot • Successfully thwart a potential terrorist attack from one of the passengers while onboard, by recognizing the signs and alerting the authorities before landing time • Maneuver the aircraft away from harm by avoiding the path of a hurricane which descended without warning • Manage pre-flight checks of instruments and engines to ensure compliance with set aviation rules • Ascertain that all safety systems are up and running and that any glitches are taken care of • Determine best route to reach destinations based on weather reports and other concrete information from air traffic controllers • Oversee fueling duties to ensure that they are properly being carried out • Prepare aircraft for take - off and communicate status of flight to crewmembers and passengers • Monitor in - flight data and make adjustments to deal with changing weather patterns • Handle flight emergencies by ensuring passenger safety first and ensure that no panic is created onboard • Create flight plans detailing altitude, routes and amount of fuel needed • Communicate with ground staff to obtain clearance for landing • Ascertain that noise regulation is handled properly during take - off and landing

Event cancellation insurance is always a good idea, but also consider how member services could be affected by a terrorist attack and how to enable staff to work from home.