http://www.newsvine.com/militiasNewsvine - militiasen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 8 Oct 2012 18:53:22 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 01:50:37 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14297773-egypt-mulls-arming-sinai-bedouin-security-forcehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14297773-egypt-mulls-arming-sinai-bedouin-security-forceegyptmilitiasworld-newssinaimlin-egyptMon, 8 Oct 2012 18:03:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Sinai Bedouins protest as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad in the central Sinai oasis of Wadi Feran, Egypt. In Egypt's restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen to help keep security in the peninsula, where the state is struggling to rein in rampant lawlessness and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked Egyptian troops and neighboring Israel. But the proposal, which the government says it is considering, raises fears that the Bedouin could become a new militia, only adding to the turmoil in the peninsula. (AP Photo/Mohammed Sabry)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Sinai Bedouin protest as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad in the central Sinai oasis of Wadi Feran, Egypt. In Egypt's restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen to help keep security in the peninsula, where the state is struggling to rein in rampant lawlessness and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked Egyptian troops and neighboring Israel. But the proposal, which the government says it is considering, raises fears that the Bedouin could become a new militia, only adding to the turmoil in the peninsula. (AP Photo/Mohammed Sabry, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, angered by the attack Sunday evening that left at least 16 on Egyptian soldiers dead, residents of Rafah protest by burning tires in the road on the outskirts Rafah, Egypt. In Egypt's restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen to help keep security in the peninsula, where the state is struggling to rein in rampant lawlessness and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked Egyptian troops and neighboring Israel. But the proposal, which the government says it is considering, raises fears that the Bedouin could become a new militia, only adding to the turmoil in the peninsula. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012 file photo, army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish, Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula. In Egypt's restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen to help keep security in the peninsula, where the state is struggling to rein in rampant lawlessness and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked Egyptian troops and neighboring Israel. But the proposal, which the government says it is considering, raises fears that the Bedouin could become a new militia, only adding to the turmoil in the peninsula. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday, July 16, 2012 file photo, Rev. Michel Louis, 61, left, and 39-year-old Lissa Alphonse, second right, rest after their release at a police station after being held hostage by Bedouins in El Arish, in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. In Egypt's restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen to help keep security in the peninsula, where the state is struggling to rein in rampant lawlessness and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked Egyptian troops and neighboring Israel. But the proposal, which the government says it is considering, raises fears that the Bedouin could become a new militia, only adding to the turmoil in the peninsula. (AP Photo, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14142144-brazil-outlaws-militias-other-paramilitary-groupshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14142144-brazil-outlaws-militias-other-paramilitary-groupsbrazilmilitiasworld-newsltoutlawing-militiasFri, 28 Sep 2012 20:58:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13072037-ivory-coast-says-it-will-disarm-militias-in-westhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13072037-ivory-coast-says-it-will-disarm-militias-in-westivory-coastmilitiasworld-newsafWed, 1 Aug 2012 18:40:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12084223-group-liberia-militias-attacking-ivorian-villageshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12084223-group-liberia-militias-attacking-ivorian-villagesliberiaivory-coastmilitiasworld-newsafWed, 6 Jun 2012 00:20:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10419611-amnesty-libyan-militias-commit-war-crimeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10419611-amnesty-libyan-militias-commit-war-crimesuslibyaamnesty-internationalmoammar-gadhafimilitiasus-newslibya-militiasThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:02:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya. This week, Libya will celebrate the one year anniversary of the start of the popular uprising that led to the ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi last October. (AP Photo/ Abdel Magid Al Fergany) </p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya. This week, Libya will celebrate the one year anniversary of the start of the popular uprising that led to the ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi last October. (AP Photo / Abdel Magid Al Fergany) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6324487-chavez-decree-strengthens-pro-government-militiashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6324487-chavez-decree-strengthens-pro-government-militiasvenezuelahugo-chavezmilitiasworld-newsltWed, 23 Mar 2011 02:34:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/17/5870168-afghan-underworld-shows-challenges-for-stabilityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/17/5870168-afghan-underworld-shows-challenges-for-stabilityafghanmilitiasworld-newsasMon, 17 Jan 2011 20:15:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 file photo, a Taliban fighter mans a checkpoint in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Apart from a resilient Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan is also plagued by a dizzying and increasing array of armed groups, from militant fighters to criminal gangs, drug traffickers and militias. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 file photo, a Taliban fighter, center, checks a passenger and his vehicle at a checkpoint in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Apart from a resilient Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan is also plagued by a dizzying and increasing array of armed groups, from militant fighters to criminal gangs, drug traffickers and militias. (AP Photo, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/05/4828677-bolivia-begins-military-training-for-civilianshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/05/4828677-bolivia-begins-military-training-for-civiliansboliviacitizenmilitiasworld-newsltThu, 5 Aug 2010 22:49:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Civilians arrive to receive military training at an army barrack in Montero, near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Bolivia's government said it has begun military training for civilians at army barracks in what the opposition complained was a first step toward creating pro-government militias. (AP Photo)</p><p>Civilians receive military training at an army barrack in Montero, near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Bolivia's government said it has begun military training for civilians at army barracks in what the opposition complained was a first step toward creating pro-government militias. (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/31/4096311-fbi-sees-little-chance-of-copycat-militia-plotshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/31/4096311-fbi-sees-little-chance-of-copycat-militia-plotsuspoliticsmilitiasWed, 31 Mar 2010 17:38:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 29, 2010 file photo, a law enforcement official walks out of an armored vehicle in a staging area in Hillsdale County, Mich. There's a lot of anger out there. But the alleged plot by Midwestern militants and violent outbursts by scattered individuals don't signal any coming wave of extremist violence, federal investigators say. There's more fizzle than fight among self-styled militias and other groups right now, they say, and little chance of a return to the organized violence that proved so deadly in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero, File)</p><p>This combo of eight photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday March 29, 2010 shows from top left, David Brian Stone Sr., 44, of Clayton, Mich,; David Brian Stone Jr. of Adrian, Mich,; Jacob Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio; Tina Mae Stone and bottom row from left, Michael David Meeks, 40, of Manchester, Mich,; Kristopher T. Sickles, 27, of Sandusky, Ohio; Joshua John Clough, 28, of Blissfield, Mich.; and Thomas William Piatek, 46, of Whiting, Ind.,. Nine suspects tied to Hutaree, a Christian militia. There's a lot of anger out there. But the alleged plot by Midwestern militants and violent outbursts by scattered individuals don't signal any coming wave of extremist violence, federal investigators say.There's more fizzle than fight among self-styled militias and other groups right now, they say, and little chance of a return to the organized violence that proved so deadly in the 1990s. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshall)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/30/4091150-fbi-sees-little-chance-of-copycat-militia-plotshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/30/4091150-fbi-sees-little-chance-of-copycat-militia-plotsusfbipoliticsmilitiasraidsTue, 30 Mar 2010 15:58:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/21/3930755-venezuelas-ranchers-warn-against-arming-peasantshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/21/3930755-venezuelas-ranchers-warn-against-arming-peasantsvenezuelahugo-chavezmilitiasworld-newsltpeasantSun, 21 Feb 2010 21:16:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Members of Venezuela's civilian militia hold up weapons during a rally commemorating the 151st anniversary of the Federal War in Caracas, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. During the period 1859-1864 Venezuela lived what is known as the Federal War, between Liberals and Conservatives, the first ones demanding state autonomy. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Members of Venezuela's civilian militia cheer during a rally commemorating the 151st anniversary of the Federal War in Caracas, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. During the period 1859-1864 Venezuela lived what is known as the Federal War, between Liberals and Conservatives, the first ones demanding state autonomy. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Members of Venezuela's civilian militia hold up weapons during a rally commemorating the 151st anniversary of the Federal War in Caracas, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. During the period 1859-1864 Venezuela lived what is known as the Federal War, between Liberals and Conservatives, the first ones demanding state autonomy. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/03/3850123-rights-group-urges-colombia-to-control-militiashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/03/3850123-rights-group-urges-colombia-to-control-militiascolombiamilitiasworld-newsltWed, 3 Feb 2010 20:30:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Human Rights Watch's Director for the Americas Jose Miguel Vivanco holds up the organization's report on Colombia titled "The New Face of Colombia Violence" during a press conference in Bogota, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/19/3400318-colombia-vp-under-new-scrutiny-for-para-meetingshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/19/3400318-colombia-vp-under-new-scrutiny-for-para-meetingscolombiamilitiasworld-newsvpltfrancisco-santosTue, 20 Oct 2009 02:47:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/13/3151005-ecuador-wants-citizen-committees-to-defend-govthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/13/3151005-ecuador-wants-citizen-committees-to-defend-govtecuadormilitiasworld-newsltFri, 14 Aug 2009 00:39:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/04/2393250-us-plan-to-arm-militias-scares-some-in-afghanistanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/04/2393250-us-plan-to-arm-militias-scares-some-in-afghanistanafghanmilitiasworld-newsasvillage-militiasWed, 4 Feb 2009 11:03:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Afghan police officers listen to a Turkish police officer (not shown) during training at the Police Training and Education Center in Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. A U.S.-backed scheme to raise militias to stem the Taliban tide across Afghanistan is drawing fire from authorities where the first units are being rolled out, raising early questions as to whether the plan can succeed. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)</p><p>An Afghan police officer learns how to use a pistol during training at the Police Training and Education Center in Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan 24, 2009. A U.S.-backed scheme to raise militias to stem the Taliban tide across Afghanistan is drawing fire from authorities where the first units are being rolled out, raising early questions as to whether the plan can succeed. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)</p><p>Turkish police officers of the Provincial Reconstructive Team train Afghans, center, how to conduct a search at the Police Training and Education Center in Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. A U.S.-backed scheme to raise militias to stem the Taliban tide across Afghanistan is drawing fire from authorities where the first units are being rolled out, raising early questions as to whether the plan can succeed. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/29/691035-vigilantes-impose-peace-in-rio-slumshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/29/691035-vigilantes-impose-peace-in-rio-slumsmilitiasworld-newsrioslumroquete-pintoSun, 29 Apr 2007 17:31:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Members of the "militia" guard the streets in Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 5, 2007. Militia, new, illegal security forces are mushrooming across Rio and are made up of active and former police, private security guards and off-duty firefighters and prison guards. (AP Photo/Wilton Junior-AGENCIA ESTADO) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/27/377861-commander-urges-disarming-iraq-militiashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/27/377861-commander-urges-disarming-iraq-militiasiraqmilitiasworld-newsThu, 28 Sep 2006 01:31:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A U.S. soldier, right, and Iraqi police officers examine the wreckage of a car bomb in Kirkuk, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006. A police officer and a woman were killed in the blast while nine others were injured, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed) </p>