War links
In defence of democratic realism.
The President of Austria admits that lots of Austrians welcomed the Anschluss with Nazi Germany.
About the battle within the Western Left between the anti-fascists and the anti-imperialists. The Euston Manifesto for an internationalist Left. A manifesto not to be ignored. Arguing it is a battle over a corpse.
The prospect of the movie United Flight 93 is generating varied responses.
India and Pakistan both have insurgency problems.
The Middle East, full of friendly, charming people as individuals but with this extra difficulty: Sometimes it seems like everyone in the Middle East hates everyone else in the Middle East. Arabs hate Kurds and Israelis. Turks hate Arabs and Kurds. Kurds hate Turks and fear Arabs. (Interestingly, Kurds love Israelis.) Everyone, especially Lebanese, hates Palestinians. Kurds and Jews are genetically close. Meanwhile, the Jordanian Journalist’s Association is promising to punish any Jordanian journalist who dares attend a peace course in Israel. In Palestine, selling to a Jew is a capital offence. Relations between Hamas and Jordan are not exactly good at the moment either. A Hamas MP explains that, actually, the Jews run American Christian Churches. Iranian group attempting to recruit British suicide bombers against Israel. Directly connecting the extent of poverty, including child poverty, in Israel with the folly of the West Bank settlements.
Does Iran already have nuclear warheads? Arguing that an pre-emptive attack would be self-defeating. An Iranian émigré lays out the global ambitions of the Iranian regime. Taking a long-term view of the Iran regime’s history. Taking issue with the conclusion of the view. Imagining President Hilary Clinton’s bombing of Iran. Weighing up the issues.
Dubya and his Administration expected to find WMDs in Iraq.
Screwing up because the information flows aren’t good enough: the case of an Iraqi cameraman spending 12 months in military prison for no good reason. More retired generals call for Rumsfield’s resignation. It’s a growing trend. But some retired generals think he is doing well.
Iraqi Kurdistan is becoming a more normal (in the Western sense) place. Turkish Kurdistan is a disaster area. Getting back into Turkey from Kurdistan can be difficult. And the Iraqi economy is doing surprisingly well. The growth of an Iraqi trade union movement. All things considered, Iraqi ambivalence is to be expected.
The President of Austria admits that lots of Austrians welcomed the Anschluss with Nazi Germany.
About the battle within the Western Left between the anti-fascists and the anti-imperialists. The Euston Manifesto for an internationalist Left. A manifesto not to be ignored. Arguing it is a battle over a corpse.
The prospect of the movie United Flight 93 is generating varied responses.
India and Pakistan both have insurgency problems.
The Middle East, full of friendly, charming people as individuals but with this extra difficulty: Sometimes it seems like everyone in the Middle East hates everyone else in the Middle East. Arabs hate Kurds and Israelis. Turks hate Arabs and Kurds. Kurds hate Turks and fear Arabs. (Interestingly, Kurds love Israelis.) Everyone, especially Lebanese, hates Palestinians. Kurds and Jews are genetically close. Meanwhile, the Jordanian Journalist’s Association is promising to punish any Jordanian journalist who dares attend a peace course in Israel. In Palestine, selling to a Jew is a capital offence. Relations between Hamas and Jordan are not exactly good at the moment either. A Hamas MP explains that, actually, the Jews run American Christian Churches. Iranian group attempting to recruit British suicide bombers against Israel. Directly connecting the extent of poverty, including child poverty, in Israel with the folly of the West Bank settlements.
Does Iran already have nuclear warheads? Arguing that an pre-emptive attack would be self-defeating. An Iranian émigré lays out the global ambitions of the Iranian regime. Taking a long-term view of the Iran regime’s history. Taking issue with the conclusion of the view. Imagining President Hilary Clinton’s bombing of Iran. Weighing up the issues.
Dubya and his Administration expected to find WMDs in Iraq.
Screwing up because the information flows aren’t good enough: the case of an Iraqi cameraman spending 12 months in military prison for no good reason. More retired generals call for Rumsfield’s resignation. It’s a growing trend. But some retired generals think he is doing well.
Iraqi Kurdistan is becoming a more normal (in the Western sense) place. Turkish Kurdistan is a disaster area. Getting back into Turkey from Kurdistan can be difficult. And the Iraqi economy is doing surprisingly well. The growth of an Iraqi trade union movement. All things considered, Iraqi ambivalence is to be expected.