A Bloodcurdling Libel (A Summer Story) Part 2

When the toll of murdered Palestinian children rose into the hundreds and began to attract attention of international organisations, the spirit of the blood libel was promptly ushered forth

Bush’s Vietnam

America’s two “great victories” since 11 September 2001 are unravelling. Comparisons with Vietnam have been made so often over the years that I hesitate to draw another. However, the similarities are striking

How Britain Exports Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Unless we apply the lesson “all governments are liars” to our own leaders, British fighter jets and chemical weapons technology will continue to wreck lives all over the world.

The War on Truth

Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude, who led British forces into Iraq in 1917, said: “Our armies do not come…as conquerors or enemies, but as liberators.” Within three years, 10,000 had died in uprisings against the British occupiers

The Unravelling of Tony Blair

Tony Blair attacked a country that offered no threat, and helped cause the deaths of thousands of innocent people. The judges at the Nuremberg Tribunal…called this “the gravest of all war crimes”

Attack Underlines America’s Crumbling Authority

The men who are attacking America’s occupation army are ruthless, but they are not stupid. And they know that the attack on the UN shows the US can guarantee the safety of no one

Back to the Future with Nicola Tesla

Whatever the Bush administration may say, the recent power shutdown in large parts of North America was a clear indication of America’s dependence on electricity. But was this a deliberate signal meant to show America its vulnerability?

British Troops Play it Cool. But Anxiously They Eye the North

The south has been relatively free of the guerrilla attacks suffered by US forces in Baghdad. But is that all about to change?

‘We Keep Asking Ourselves Who’s Next’ `

I had seen them so often in Beirut when the US Marines first came under fire in 1983. The “liberators” of Beirut were becoming the occupiers. Now the same is happening in Iraq