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Category Archives: Terrorism
The Cost of Terrorists and Dictators
Has any single human being, either directly or indirectly, cost the United States more money than Osama bin Laden? Continue reading
Posted in Globalisation, Human Rights, Terrorism, USA
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The Propaganda of Obama
This image is as masterful a piece of propaganda as you are ever likely to see. And, we’ve been here before. Continue reading
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Two Types of Patriotism
A crucial difference between the two groups of cheering crowds: On The Mall in London, the flag-wavers were celebrating life; On The Mall in Washington, they were cheering a death. I wonder how this essential difference between these two moments of patriotic punctuation will affect the two nations in years to come? Continue reading
Posted in Monarchy, Terrorism, UK, USA
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Liberty, Whatever the Cost [Updated]
“There is not enough poxes for your houses” says Jay Rosen to the pundits discussing #Tucson. Well, here’s an astonishing quote from a non-pundit which goes places no politician dares to tread: This shouldn’t happen in this country, or anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law and Order, Terrorism, USA
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The Chilling Effect of Rarely Used Laws
You don’t actually need to charge someone under a particular law, for that law to have a horrible chilling effect. Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism
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War and Incitement
Henry V, inciter of violence. Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Film, Human Rights, Terrorism, Theatre, USA
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A Prison for the Innocent
The full list of Guantanamo detainees backs up Clive Stafford-Smith’s claim that hardly any of them were guilty. Continue reading
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Creating the Haystack
An adequate approach to discovering terrorist plots might be to collect less information. Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Modern Liberty, Terrorism, USA
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Why They Cheer
There has been plenty of outrage over the release of Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. The scenes of him arriving in Libya to a hero’s welcome have provoked disgust in the UK. Why cheer a terrorist? It’s worth considering the situation … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Debate, Terrorism
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Murder vs Terrorism
As politicians from all sides condemn the brutal killings in Northern Ireland, one word seems conspicuously absent from their comments: “terrorism”. Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland, Terrorism
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