‘war-on-terror’:-how-9/11-changed-the-language-of-conflict

The events of September 11, 2001 spawned a new lexicon which effectively sanitised the erosion of human rights., Torture became “enhanced interrogation”. Suspects were seized and removed across borders through “extraordinary rendition”. Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay were designated “enemy combatants”, while deadly attacks were described as “surgical” or “targeted”Continue Reading

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Protesters and police have clashed in Chile, as the country marked 53 years of the military coup., NewsFeed Protesters and police have clashed in Chile, as the country marked 53 years since Augusto Pinochet overthrew President Salvador Allende in a US-backed coup. Many Chileans say the current far-right government isContinue Reading

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Rescue operation in Jalisco uncovers cartel’s hidden clinic, illegal drugs and weapons; six suspected guards arrested., Rescue operation in Jalisco uncovers cartel’s hidden clinic, illegal drugs and weapons; six suspected guards arrested. Mexican law enforcement has said it rescued eight people who had been forcibly recruited by the Jalisco NewContinue Reading