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  • March 2008
    • Dutch Pol Posts Anti-Islam Film Online

      Dutch Pol Posts Anti-Islam Film Online

      (Newser) - A controversial anti-Islamic movie interweaving graphic images of 9/11, a beheading and protests by extremists has been posted on a maverick internet site by the leader of a far-right Dutch political party. Dutch television refused to broadcast the 17-minute movie, Fitna , which has been slammed as anti-Muslim propaganda. It ends with the message: "Stop Islamization." Fitna, which means "strife," has already been posted by users on You Tube. More »

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      Islam   September 11   Netherlands   Amsterdam   Koran   Geert Wilders   beheading   Madrid bombings   London bombings   stoning   Fitna   Freedom Party

    • Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

      Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

      (Newser) - Spaniards are bitterly divided between the ruling Socialist Party and right-wing Popular Party as they head for the polls tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. Polls do not predict a majority for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's socialists or the Mariano Rajoy-led Popular Party, but much will depend on the turnout of the young, who skew toward Zapatero, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Catholic Church   Spain   Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero   Socialist Party   Madrid bombings   Spanish elections   Mariano Rajoy   Popular Party

  • February 2008
  • January 2008
    • Spain Busts 14 Islamic Militants in Terror Plot

      Spain Busts 14 Islamic Militants in Terror Plot

      (Newser) - Spanish authorities toady arrested 14 people—12 Pakistanis and 2 Indians—suspected of planning a terror attack in or near Barcelona. After raiding five homes, officials seized four bomb timers and computer data, CNN reports. “They had taken a step beyond radicalization and were trying to get the means to make explosives,” the interior minister said. More »

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      terrorism   Pervez Musharraf   Europe   Spain   Islamic extremism   terror suspects   Barcelona   Madrid bombings

  • October 2007
    • 21 Guilty in Madrid Train Blasts

      21 Guilty in Madrid Train Blasts

      (Newser) - A court in Madrid has convicted 21 defendants in the March 2004 commuter train bombings that killed 191 and injured thousands. The court delivered symbolic sentences of 38,976 years for the three lead defendants, although under Spanish law they will only serve 40 years. But, writes the Guardian , the tribunal acquitted one of the suspected masterminds and six other accused. More »

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      terrorism   Spain   Madrid bombings

  • March 2007
    • Cable Strikes Out With MLB

      Cable Strikes Out With MLB

      (Newser) - Cable subscribers looking to catch out-of-market games next year may be stuck in the outfield: Major League Baseball has rejected a deal with cable company In Demand to carry the popular "Extra Innings" series. In Demand, a major cable conglomerate, says it has matched the $700 million, seven-year DirecTV offer, but MLB claims the company's offer misses the mark. More »

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      MLB   baseball   television   John Kerry   Comcast   Time Warner   DirecTV   Madrid bombings   In Demand

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