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Criticisms of War on terrorism

This just got off the first run of Wikipedia:Article improvement drive. With a good deal more work and review, perhaps a try at FAC. 119 00:31, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I wonder about the title of the article: should War be capitalised, shouldn't it be Criticisms of the war on terrorism? I've only scanned the article, but there seems to be no mention of the Cold War and suggestion that this is the post-Cold-War manifestation of American fears, or the economic motives for US action. The article could do with more non-US sources to broaden its geographical scope. Civil liberties in the UK have been subjected to anti-terrorism legislation. Russia's struggle with Chechen separatists has been borrowing language from the war on terror too. The sections on pre-emptive war and unilateralism could be expanded to include more about the UN. I'm sure many countries around the world have been encouraged to take a stance on the war on terror. The article style leans towards newsprint: I wonder if the article could benefit from a more scolarly style, or is it simply too current? Gareth Hughes 01:08, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

"War on Terrorism" would be a proper noun, ie. the name of a specific event (the current War on Terrorism as led by the US). Thus the article should be named Criticisms of the War on Terrorism. I agree that non-US sources are necessary though it must be kept in mind that the US only has true support from the UK (both of which are repealing civil freedom in its name). --Oldak Quill 15:58, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)