Jun 06 2014
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: A desert uprising that began in hope but was doomed to end in betrayal By Robert Fisk, Friday 23 May 2014 The Arab Revolt is all about the Arab Betrayal. The blowing up of Turkish trains, the capture of Aqaba, the camel charges and …
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Dec 08 2013
An obsessive’s documenting of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon can show us how the West lost respect for international law By Robert Fisk, Sunday 8 December 2013 Odd Karsten Tveit was always a very obsessional chap. Every story he covered, he always wanted to dig deeper, study further, hear one more tale of horror, …
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Apr 30 2013
Behind the use of drones is a complacent belief that murdering Muslims is always justifiable By Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Sunday 28 April 2013 First, read this unconditional acceptance of facts that cannot be denied nor excused. Islamicist terrorism has inflicted atrocities and diffused panic and amorphous, long-term anxiety from east to west, south to …
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Apr 28 2013
How to debunk George W. Bush’s attempts at revisionism By Alex Seitz-Wald, Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 08:00 AM CDT Every dog goes to heaven and every former president should get a shot at repairing his legacy, especially when it’s as tattered as George W. Bush’s. With the opening of his presidential library and museum …
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Apr 27 2013
Syria and sarin gas: US claims have a very familiar ring By Robert Fisk, Sunday 28 April 2013 Is there any way of escaping the theatre of chemical weapons? First, Israeli “military intelligence” says that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used/have probably used/might have used/could use chemical weapons. Then Chuck Hagel, the US Defence Secretary, …
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Apr 16 2013
Can the Boston Bombings increase our Sympathy for Iraq and Syria, for all such Victims? By Juan Cole, 04/16/2013 The horrific bombings of the Boston Marathon produced inspiring images of a spirited, brave Boston refusing to be cowed. Some spectators surged forward toward the danger to apply tourniquets, offer first aid, share blankets, and …
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Apr 05 2013
True costs of Iraq War whitewashed by fuzzy maths By Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, Apr 5, 2013 ‘So many’, wrote TS Eliot, reflecting on the waste land left by the First World War. “I had not thought death had undone so many.” This notion is unlikely to cross the minds of those surveying the devastation …
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