Terrorism and Associated Responses

Covert Intelligence Bases Link NZ to US War Machine
Murray Horton, The Press

Picking terrorists
Hone Harawira MP, Maori Party Media Release

 Terrorism law amendments deny NZ'ers due process
Green Party media release

 The good news about terrorism
Paul Robinson, The Spectator

Greenpeace convicted under anti-terrorism laws
Statewatch News

'War on Terror' Has Indigenous People in Its Sights
Gustavo Gonzalez, Inter Press Service News Agency

Crackdown
Aziz Choudry, New Internationalist

Man At Centre Of 'Op Leaf' Inquiry Makes Statement
Gerald Thorns, Scoop

SISIG's Report on Alleged 'Operation Leaf' - PM
Press Release: New Zealand Government

Rogue State Britain
Foreign policy since the invasion of Iraq

Mark Curtis, ZNet

Petitioners Call for SIS Inquiry
Letter to NZ's PM

Groups fight internet wiretap push
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus

Thank you to the Lords, the Libs and the Law
Simon Jenkins, The Times

Britain's highest court overturns anti-terrorism law
Lizette Alvarez, New York Times

Spies Blow Whistle On SIS Bugging
Anthony Hubbard and Nicky Hager, Sunday Star Times

Terror laws unjust, says EU human rights chief
Robert Verkaik, Independent Digital (UK)

Australian state to increase secret police powers
AFP

UK Secret services to be given access to ID card database
Nigel Morris, Independent Digital (UK)

Camps for Citizens: Ashcroft's Hellish Vision
Jonathan Turley, commondreams.org

Evidence gained by torture allowed by British judges
Robert Verkaik, Independent Digital (UK)

Feds back wiretap rules for Internet
Declan McCullagh and Ben Charny, CNET News.com

Terrorism Expertise of Rohan Gunaratna Questioned
Arena Media Release, 23 August 2004

About Independence
Editorial, The New York Times

New anti-terrorism bill makes face paint and masks 'criminal offences' in public forums:
Civil rights and media latest casualties of our times
Brenda Norrell, Lakota Journal

No secrets from Uncle Sam

Jim Quail, Vancouver Sun

PATRIOT Act Unleashed on Biotech Activists

Critical Art Ensemble

The Union Jack's Patriot Act
Danny Weston, Guerrilla News Network

United Nations and Rights Activists Slam Colombia's New Anti-Terror Law

RHC

Border Security Bill Unnecessary and Undesirable

Arena Media Release, 11 Sept 2003

Unjust, Unwise, UnAmerican

America's plan to set up military commissions for the trials of terrorist suspects is a big mistake
The Economist

ASIO loophole allows indefinite detention

Media release from Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic) Inc

Northern California Town Criminalizes Compliance With Federal Patriot Act

Michelle Locke, Associated Press Writer

Listing of Terrorist Entities

NZ Government Media Release

GOP wants to keep anti-terror powers

Broad spying tools would become permanent
New York Times

New NZ Terrorism Legislation

Media release from Phil Goff with commentary from Peace Movement Aotearoa

Green MP's Speech Against New NZ Bill

OSCE Slams Post-Sept 11 Surveillance Means
AFP

Aust Parliament’s Failure a Win for Democracy
Damien Lawson, Federation of Community Law Centres

Be Afraid of US Army Spying

Christopher Pyle, Hartford Courant

Big Brother Watching America

Suzanne Goldberg, Guardian

NSW Police to Get Power to Search Without Warrant

Jonathon Pearlman, Sydney Morning Herald

Aust Govt to Pull Plug on Protest Websites

US Justice Dept Lists ‘Achievements’ in War on Terror

The Criminalization of Dissent

Aziz Choudry looks at NZ police procedures

US Feds Open ‘Total Tech Spy System’

Strikers as Terrorists?

Aust Senate Rejects Snooping Laws

NZ Terrorism Bill Proposed Amendments

What the NZ Govt Wanted in the Bill
Arena Media Release May 15

20 Questions for NZ Politicians

Backbench Revolt Forces Backflip (Aust)

Canterbury Civil Liberties Response

2nd Reading Set for Bill
PMA Action Alert

Analysis of Bill
By Dr David Small
(This will be useful if you are writing a submission)

NZ Terrorism Bill
Arena’s Submission

Green Activists Latest Target

Aust PM on Terror Laws
Howard displays a chilling attitude problem

 Anti-terrorist or anti-democratic?
Australia’s Laws Analyzed by Darrin Farrant, The Age, May 2 2002

Aust Terror Bill Update
(Now includes new material)

Media Release – 22 March 2002
Only Justice can Cure Terrorism - Arena

The Bill as Reported Back to Parliament
This is a pdf file – you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to read it

Peace Movement’s View

Australian Law Council Expresses Concerns

NZ Govt Spends on “Terrorism”

Opposition Grows
Article from the Christchurch “Press”

Bill Delayed – What now?
Arena Action Alert

PMA Action Alert
Late breaking news: NZ Bill delayed, you can now make a submission

Action Alert
From Arena

Freedom Attacked by its Defenders
Op-Ed by Dr David Small, red-handed SIS catcher

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