The US, always a questionable friend, could, if Trump wins, become our greatest threat.
Category: war – general
No Excuses
War crimes have no justification, whoever commits them.
Let’s Nuke the Virus
Governments attend to imaginary threats, while neglecting real ones.
Toxic Atmosphere
How a chemical weapons attack in Syria spawned a shameful series of conspiracy theories
Disavowal
A note on the poison gas attack at Khan Sheikhoun, Syria
Churchill Syndrome
Why is the government so quick to bomb, yet so slow to act on climate change?
Surgical Strike
The US bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan is just one symptom of comprehensive military failure
Terrorism or Heroism?
If you join foreign conflicts you’re prosecuted as a terrorist, however just your cause.
Obama’s Rogue State
The US calls on other nations to abide by the treaties it violates.
‘Bug-Splats’
Some dead children are mourned; others are dehumanised.
Divine Injustice
Drone warfare can be used to thwart democratic movements, anywhere.
Do As We Say, Not As We Do
My letter to Media Lens over the issue of the massacre at Srebrenica.
Naming the Genocide Deniers
The right-wing denial of the genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda is bad enough; the new left-wing denial is even worse.
Stop Building Tanks
Let’s divert the money spent on arms to addressing the real strategic threat.
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
A Parallel State
For how much longer will BAE be allowed to run its own secret service and overrule the armed forces?