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

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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

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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

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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

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War and Incitement

Henry V, inciter of violence. Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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