Hannah Cooper

Hannah Cooper is at Exeter University studying for a BA in History with European Studies. Hannah is currently an editorial intern at terrorism.openDemocracy.

America removes North Korea from black list

Washington announced on Saturday that it was removing Pyongyang from its list of terrorism-sponsoring countries. The other countries included in the list are Cuba, Sudan, Syria and Iran. The North

By Hannah Cooper

/ 13 Oct 2008

Bush angry at Guantanamo Bay releases

A Washington courtroom packed with Uighurs and human rights activists burst into applause after US district judge Ricardo Urbina's decision on Tuesday that seventeen Muslim men from western

By Hannah Cooper

/ 8 Oct 2008

"The war against the Taliban cannot be won"

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By Hannah Cooper

/ 6 Oct 2008

Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead

The most senior Taliban leader in Pakistan, Beitullah Mehsud, is rumoured to have died late on Monday after suffering kidney failure. Mehsud is the head of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella

By Hannah Cooper

/ 1 Oct 2008

Afghan and Pakistani leaders in show of unity

Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari stated on Sunday that if his government were to capture Osama bin Laden he would consider handing him over to the United States. Zardari said:

By Hannah Cooper

/ 29 Sep 2008