Indiscriminate killing and selective murder
US representatives negotiating with the militias in Fallujah and Najaf want, as the BBC put it, “those responsible for the recent murder of four US security contractors to be brought…
Bringing ’em on
Civilian deaths in foreign wars are just so many statistics. The numbers easily obscure the human tragedies and suffering that are the result of the crude exercise of power. Famously,…
Suck it through Straw
Tuesday the 16th, Spain absorbs the shock of the Madrid train bombs and mourns the 201 dead. Tuesday the 16th, the chief of London's Metropolitan Police John Stevens said that…
Butler Inquiry Results: Preview
EXCLUSIVE PSI-SCOOP Tory Blair recently announced an inquiry into the accuracy of UK military intelligence before the Iraq war. We can give you an exclusive sneak preview of those results…
Spain
Today’s announcement by the Spanish prime minister elect that he is going to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq is not quite the good news it seems to be. Firstly, a…
Kennedy-Tonge title to be assigned. Not published. Needs context.
Kennedy bollocks In the UK, LSD party member Jenny Tonge was sacked by party leader Charles Kennedy for saying she would consider being a suicide bomber if she was a…
Doomed and buggered
Yes, I know, you all saw it last week, but here it is again, just to remind us what real fear and outrage is all about. Here’s the Observer story…