Controversial Spanish architect to design church at Ground Zero in New York, but will it fall over anyway?
A Spanish architect has been given the brief to redesign a church destroyed by the 9/11 terror attacks. But will it fall over all on its own?
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Afghanistan: A moment of pride or concern?
Was last week’s ceremony marking the official handover of security responsbility from ISAF forces to the Afghan government a moment of pride or concern?
- 24 June 2013
Richard Falk: Unfit for office
By attempting to justify the Boston bombings, Falk has insulted the memory of the victims and given a free pass to murderers. This man is completely unfit to serve in public office
- 25 April 2013
Jordanian Journalist: The Jews And The American Right Are Behind Boston Bombing, Just As They Were Behind 9/11
Palestinian-born Jordanian journalist As'ad Al-'Azouni writes that the Jews and the "American right" were behind the recent Boston bombing, just as they had been behind the attacks of 9/11
- 20 April 2013
UK students given booklets claiming, "every Muslim should be a terrorist" authored by banned Islamic hate-preacher
British universities students have received a publication entitled, "Answers to Non-Muslims Questions about Islam" by Zakir Naik
- 4 April 2013
Blaming the US for 9/11 in the Lone Star State
Was the US to blame for 9/11? Yes, according to this lesson plan being taught in a Texan high school
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Pakistan's favourite conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories are present in all cultures but are more prevalent in cultures in which political or religious dogma guides thought and behaviour. Pakistan is the perfect example
- 13 February 2013
Dinner with a Nazi
The attempted commandeering of the cause of liberty should be rejected at every turn, says Austin Petersen
- 14 January 2013
Why does Ben Howlett want to forget 9/11?
The Chairman of the UK's official Conservative Party youth wing embarrassed his colleagues last night
- 12 September 2012
Never give up: Why 9/11 continues to unite us against terrorism
9/11 will remain a day with immense meaning. We should all take a moment to reflect on what it means for us
- 10 September 2012
What next for Afghanistan?
How do we safeguard our Afghan allies as well as protecting our own interests in the region?
- 10 September 2012
The whistleblower culture
This appears to have been the summer of the Whistleblower. With luck it will turn into the Winter of their discontent
- 5 September 2012
The Obama Doctrine, the War on Terror and Freedom's future
Al-Qaeda has been hammered relentlessly, but the War on Terror is far from over. What is at stake is no less than the future of freedom
- 26 July 2012
America's place in the world
President Obama would be well advised to take a leaf out of Ronald Reagan’s playbook at this stage in the election and offer a vision of the future and a positive rationale for a second term
- 13 June 2012
Stick or twist, "Kill or Capture": Obama's continuation of Bush policy
It is an historical fact that a policy of rendition predated the presidency of George W. Bush. What's more, it has outlasted him too
- 7 June 2012
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