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Archive for the 'war - general' Category
Lest We Forget
Could the First World War have been stopped?
How to Build a Human Bomb
Guantanamo Bay is killing people thousands of miles away.
The Kings of England
The unaccountable people who launched the Iraq war have learnt nothing from it.
Ban the Bomb - But Only in Iran
When will Bush and Brown acknowledge that there is already a nuclear power in the Middle East?
Drumming Up a New Cold War
By signing up to Bush’s missile defence programme, the British government shows it doesn’t give a damn about either peace or democracy
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A Parallel State
For how much longer will BAE be allowed to run its own secret service and overrule the armed forces?
The Darkest Corner of the Mind
US interrogators have devised a new form of torture. It debases the democracy they claim to be defending.
Defence Against What?
The Iraq disaster has eliminated the last major function of our armed forces. So let’s pay ourselves a war dividend. Read more »
Asserting Our Right to Kill and Maim Civilians
At the talks beginning in Geneva today, the British government will fight attempts to ban cluster bombs.
The Cult of the Heroic Animal
The Disneyfication of war allows us to ignore its real savagery
Peace Is For Wimps
Real men in government use their position to sell weapons.
The Generals’ War
In victory or in defeat, the military leaders who dominate Israeli politics can’t lose. Read more »
Israel’s Attack Was Premeditated
Hizbullah’s capture of Israeli soldiers provided the excuse for an assault planned for months.
The King of Fairyland
Bush’s view of the Middle East rests on pure fantasy.
A Self-Vindicating Policy
Building new nuclear weapons creates the threats they are supposed to avert.
The Treaty Wreckers
In just a few months, Bush and Blair have destroyed the global restraint on nuclear weapons
Pedigree Dogs of War
Some people who engage in foreign conflicts are called terrorists. Others are about to be licensed by the government
America’s War with Itself
Bush’s attempt to wreck the climate talks follows an established pattern of self-destruction
A Deadly Reversal
Why does no one care that the world’s worst conflict has broken out again?
Proliferation Treaty
Of course Iran wants the bomb, and the international system has given it everything it needs to build one.
Victim’s Licence
Our fairytale version of Rwanda’s genocide has allowed us to overlook the government’s own crimes against humanity
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The British Threat
By hardening its position on nuclear weapons, Labour is encouraging proliferation
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Back to Front Coup
The military is being invited into the heart of politics in the US.
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The Bottom Dollar
The way to check American power is to support the euro
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Underlying the US drive to war is the need to open up new opportunities for surplus capital
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A War of Terror
The men who claim to be fighting “evil” on behalf of “good” are also funding one of the world’s dirtiest wars
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Who Guards the Guards?
The UN Security Council is inherently tyrannical. No war it mandates can ever be just
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Dirty Bombs Waiting for a Detonator
The British ships about to pick up a consignment of plutonium present one of the gravest of all threats to global security.
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Moral Flight
Bush and Blair, who made so much of their “leadership” when there was a war to be fought, are nowhere to be seen when peace is needed.
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Riddle of the Spores
All the evidence points to government labs. Is this why the FBI has failed to solve the anthrax case?
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America’s Bioterror
If President Bush is serious about waging war against weapons of mass destruction, he should start at home.
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America’s Imperial War
The liberals who supported the bombing of Afghanistan have aligned themselves with a ruthless military machine
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Both Saviour and Victim
The film Black Hawk Down is helping to create a new myth of American nationhood, which threatens everyone on earth
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America’s Terrorist Training Camp
What’s the difference between Al Qaeda and Fort Benning?
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Europe’s Dirty War
The European Union is funding Plan Colombia
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Yes, It Was About Oil
New findings reveal that NATO’s intervention in Kosovo paved the way for a Trans-Balkan Pipeline
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The ministry that hides from truth
Gulf war veterans deserve better treatment and we need honesty.
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Nato’s Dirty War
By targeting chemicals factories, Nato is waging war against civilians
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Hawks and Doves
Four remarkable women are challenging the most powerful forces in the land
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The Smith and the Devil
Why are the same myths associated with blacksmiths all over the world?
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