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...attackers? Jihadist groups in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations say they have found it easier to lure new recruits because the American invasion has encouraged a climate of social approval for radical Islamism. And it's virtually certain that some terrorists are improving their homegrown skills with live combat training in Iraq. David Kay, who led the CIA's hunt for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, says European intelligence officials told him at a meeting in May that their nations are seeing "episodic evidence" of jihadists who had returned from Iraq refulgent with anti-American hatred and well-versed...
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Modern-day slavery flourishes because it is hidden, so an effective solution to combat this problem would be one that raises the profile of this problem: public awareness. A police officer told me that most of the cases the police hear come from phone calls from members of the public, rather than from the victims themselves. If more members of the public were attuned to the existence of slavery, then it seems as though there would be even more cases reported...
...significant 10-year spending commitment is to be expected in any national leader, such commitments both reflect and shape a government’s priorities. The situation in the developing world stands to improve dramatically with an increase in aid from rich countries, coupled with domestic reforms to combat corruption and resource misallocation. Canada has lost its chance to lead the developed world in increasing its foreign aid contribution, but it still stands to make a significant positive difference in the lives of millions by starting to play catch-up. This kind of spending should not be taken lightly...
...drawn keen interest around the world. At a time when extremists commit mass murder in Islam's name, many Muslims in the West are complaining that their beliefs are misrepresented and their communities unfairly targeted by anti-terrorism laws. The U.N. Human Rights Commission resolved in April to combat what it called "defamation campaigns against Islam and Muslims in the West." In Italy, journalist Oriana Fallaci has been ordered to stand trial for vilifying Islam in a recent book. Britain is also considering a law against religious hate speech. Author Salman Rushdie, whom Iranian clerics once ordered killed for maligning...