war on terror

“I can confirm that we are a bunch of lawless thugs …” from cassandra05 271 days old

Out of the mouths of babes and British Colonels (hat-tip): “We have exactly the same problem [as Israel] ourselves when, for example, we are fighting ...

Paedophile terrorists are after your kids from cassandra05 392 days old

What motivates terrorists: “Jacqui Smith gave a speech this week on international terrorism which rather remarkably failed to mention the war in Iraq ...

What Afghans want from cassandra05 510 days old

[ ... ] with a change in the US “War on Terror” policies as a route to peace.” It’s pretty clear, it’s pretty consistent, and no-one seems to want to talk ...

Stating the obvious from cassandra05 558 days old

Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times, makes an admirable, if not entirely successful, foray into the realm of truth-telling ...

Facts from cassandra05 608 days old

Mr Cheney’s government is helping bring democracy to the Middle East. Mr Cheney’s government has helped bring democracy to the Palestinians. Mr Cheney’s ...

A systematic policy of torture from cassandra05 623 days old

Via The Heathlander, a speech by former SAS soldier Ben Griffin - who has now been gagged by the High Court - on Britain’s involvement in a systematic ...

Lies, damned lies, and “democracy promotion” from cassandra05 658 days old

While they’re often more protective of established power than they should be, as noted here previously, Human Rights Watch are to be applauded for their ...

Basra attacks down 90% since British troops left from cassandra05 728 days old

From the Irish Independent: The British army says violence in Basra has fallen by 90% since it withdrew from the southern Iraqi city earlier this year. Around ...

Let's get this show on the road ... from cassandra05 736 days old

[U]sing force against Iran is backed by just 11 percent in the U.K. - Harris Interactive poll Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number ...

Liberal with the truth from cassandra05 747 days old

Is it possible we are being dragged into yet another war founded on lies? Certainly the danger does not seem to have abated. Seymour Hersh’s claim that ...