So far, both property rights groups and environmentalists have joined forces in Texas to fight the pipeline.
Property rights groups, brewers, the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Christian Coalition -- the stars of the conservative galaxy.
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The head of Sudan's police force told his officers Saturday how to deal with riots, groups targeting property, and arbitrary road closures by protesters "in accordance with the laws, " state television reported.
According to the lawsuit, Carlos Caballero was targeted because of his political positions against the rebel groups and because property he owned could be used to facilitate drug production and transport.
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Countries with natural resources and ill-protected property rights are most subject to looting by rebel groups.
Using this ruse, organized crime groups have duped thousands into receiving stolen property at their homes and opening shell bank accounts in their own names.
During the 1980s, the Colombian government of the day legalised the setting up of self-defence groups, to combat the increasing threat to rural people and property from left-wing guerrillas.
One suggestion, supported by telecoms firms, consumer groups and Internet activists, is that the section covering intellectual property should be excluded from the convention, so that the agreement applies only to disputes over the sale of goods and services.
Nor, of course, can UNESCO have anything except moral influence on armed groups, even though it is the guardian of a convention which mandates respect for cultural property during conflict.
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