Rights groups in moral confusion over bin Laden, and much else besides
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and company have lost the plot on the bin Laden killing.
- 9 May 2011
Friendly Fire: Britain and Israel
David Cameron assures us of his 'unshakeable commitment' to Israel's security. Why then does he not see the obvious Islamist threat emerging from the Arab Spring and Hamas?
- 8 May 2011
Updated: Islamists torch church in Cairo – 12 dead, hundreds injured
The toll of dead and injured continues to rise as yet another anti-Christian “pogrom” raises fears over direction of post-Mubarak Egypt.
- 8 May 2011
Let’s make fun of Germany and France… But then learn from their mistakes
What do German hand wringing over bin Laden's death and French economic woes have in common? They speak to civilisational decline.
- 8 May 2011
Britain must end anti-Semitic bigotry over Israel: Open letter to the Prime Minister by Melanie Phillips
David Cameron says Britain is Israel's friend. A prominent British writer asks how endorsing Palestinian racism is the mark of a friend.
- 8 May 2011
The Yes to AV campaign was annihilated because it was mired in dishonesty
The Yes to AV campaign was run by people who didn't really believe in their product. No wonder 68 percent rejected them.
- 7 May 2011
Time for a Key Change
It should be our mission to make life easier, not harder for educational organisations - if only, to use the over-egged slogan, for the sake of the children.
- 6 May 2011
"I’m no friend of Bin Laden, but..."
This was how a regular BBC panelist began her sentence condemning the killing of Osama bin Laden last night. Let's clear up a few misnomers on this issue.
- 6 May 2011
Oh Canada...
Canadian politics has become a straight fight now between the socialist left and the capitalist right. Some are even claiming that two-party politics has returned to Canada.
- 5 May 2011
The Hamas-Fatah accord: where will it lead?
A renewed Hamas-Fatah agreement spells danger for the peace process and for Fatah as a party.
- 5 May 2011
The Pakistan Military Establishment: Whose Fault is it Anyway?
As the dust settles in Abbottabad, the question is, was it incompetence or delusion by the Pakistani security services?
- 5 May 2011
The causes and consequences of a falling dollar
Ben Bernanke has been repeating the very actions of his predecessor Alan Greenspan that fuelled the last catastrophic bubble.
- 4 May 2011
Bringing up a Palestinian child
Palestinian incitement continues. Why are governments not demanding the end of this as a prerequisite for further aid?
- 4 May 2011
Beyond Bin Laden
Understanding what motivates those who support men such as Osama Bin Laden will be vital in the fight against Islamist extremism going forwards
- 3 May 2011
Bin Laden: No Justice! Illegal! Assassination! Torture!
Geoffrey Robertson QC calls legal basis of bin laden killing an “absurdity” but a former British ambassador with knowledge of the Balkans says he’s missing all the important points.
- 3 May 2011
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