Speech, interrupted
The will he? won’t he? was finally settled, with a date of 18 January in Amsterdam for David Cameron’s speech on Europe. But then reality intervened in the form of …
terrorism
Geronimo
Osama bin Laden making a video at his compound in Pakistan (picture US federal government) The New Yorker carries a fascinating report on the US Navy Seal operation that killed …
Statewatching Europe – civil liberties, the state and the European Union (25 June 2011)
European Conference marking Statewatch’s 20th anniversary 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: http://www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: http://www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html Institutions £30: (Institutions wanting …
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The death of Osama Bin Laden
Quakers are enjoined to see “that of God in everyone”, but it must be hard to see it in the person of Osama Bin Laden. A terrorist and a mass …
Foreign Policy and its Moral Dilemmas: Terrorism and Religious Extremism (4 May 2011)
A discussion series on some of the issues facing today’s foreign policy makers The first meeting will be held on Wednesday 4 May from 12 to 2.30 pm in the …
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The shredding of Lebanon
By John Roberts Watching yet another calculated bout of obscene violence in the Levant, one of the questions that ought to recur is: what persuades an ordinary young man (or …
11 September and its aftermath
By Keith Best We have been told on innumerable occasions that the world is very different after September 11. Before the phrase creeps into popular mythology we should examine objectively …
Justice and revenge: the lessons of 11 September
By Geoffrey Robertson QC The immediate and rightful response of the United States to the atrocity of 11 September was to demand ‘justice’, although that word sounded, in many powerful …
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Global justice or national revenge?
By Richard Laming The military action in Afghanistan has no end in sight. The world still awaits a clear definition of what the war is for. It is clear that …
Peace and security are not the same thing
By Richard Laming It is hard to contain one’s outrage at the terrorist attacks on buildings in New York and Washington DC. But it would be a mistake for the …