People against Gangsterism and Drugs

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People against Gangsterism and Drugs - a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism

PAGAD

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)

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PAGAD Republic of South Africa South Africa			Several Muslim organizations and groups hold views and opinions that support Islamic fundamentalism, but concerns about Islamic extremism, fueled by past incidents of violence by the radical organization People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) subsided. South Africa by International Religious Freedom Report 2 Vigilante justice Supporters of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad), Mapogoa-Mathamaga and Umfelandawonye--some known vigilante groups--all name weaknesses with the criminal justice system and the problem of police corruption as reasons for the establishment of these groups. Part three: opposition views by Institute for Strategic Studies A Cape Flats suburban group in Cape Town, calling itself People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), cornered the leader of the notorious Hard Livings Gang, Mr Rachaad Staggie, riddled him with bullets and set him on fire. Anatomy of a national menace by Nevin, Tom / African Business			Pentylic penuche penuchle penult Penultima penultimate penumbra penumbral Penumbrala penurious penuriously penuriousness penury Penutian Penwiper Penwoman Penza Penzance Penzias peon peonage Peonism peony peony family people People against Gangsterism and Drugs people carrier people in power people mover people of color people of colour People's bank People's Charter people's democracy people's front People's Liberation Army People's Mujahidin of Iran people's panel People's Party People's Republic People's Republic of Bangladesh People's Republic of China People's Republican Army People, Interaction Peopled peoplehood Peopleless Peopler peoples Peoplish Peoria			peony family PEOP Peopel Organized to Win Employment Rights PEOPIL people people people people people people people People Accessing Careers and Education People Achieving Change Through Technology People Achieving Change Together People Acting Normal in Crazy-Ass Situations People Acting to Stop Abuse, Inc. People Advocating Animal Welfare Services People Advocating Vaccine Education People Affected by HIV/AIDS People Afraid of Angry Monkeys People Against Boredom People Against Cancer People Against Casino Town People Against Child Exploitation People Against Chimpanzee Experiments People Against Coercive Treatment People Against Cruel Animal Transport People Against Cruelty to Animals People Against Drug Dependency Ignorance People Against Drugs And Violence People against Gangsterism and Drugs People Against Goodness And Normalcy People Against Impaired Driving People Against Intrusive Noise People Against Live Exports and Intensive Farming People Against Militarization of OISE People Against My Circle Foundation People Against Narcotics in the Community People Against National Identity Cards People Against Nuclear Energy People Against People Ever Re-Enlisting: Civilian Life Is Preferred People Against People Ever Reenlisting People Against Police Violence People Against Racism in Aboriginal Homelands People Against Ridiculous Protests People Against Software Patents People against Spice Sales People Against Stupid People People Against Sunday Shopping People against Superfluous Acronyms People Against the Mistreatment of Animals People Against the River Crossing People Against Violent Crime People Against Wylfa B People Allergic to Me

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