In recent days, bombs have been dropping on Gaza while rockets have continued to rain on southern Israel, as they have been for months. As usual, there is a premium on accurate information and a discount on propaganda. As usual, people stick to instinctive positions. So, instead of trying to argue the rights and wrongs of… Continue reading Labour and Gaza: Hamas is not Palestine
Category: terrorism
So remind me again, why should Lord Ahmed be a Labour peer?
Last weekend, the world was shocked to learn that a Labour peer was allegedly calling for a bounty on the heads of Bush, Blair and Obama. “Allegedly”, because there was seemingly no independent confirmation by UK media of the story, which Ahmed vehemently denied. The Labour party, for once, reacted almost immediately in suspending the… Continue reading So remind me again, why should Lord Ahmed be a Labour peer?
The so-called party of law and order is failing on counter-terrorism
On Monday, Abu Qatada, widely recognised to be one of the world’s most dangerous men, was released on bail. Everyone thought it was wrong, including the government. But when the executive starts blaming the judiciary for the implementation of the laws its own leaders are responsible for drafting and maintaining, something is usually wrong. Shadow… Continue reading The so-called party of law and order is failing on counter-terrorism
ETA: really the beginning of the end?
In recent days, rather extraordinary news has been breaking about the last remaining home-grown terrorist group in Europe. Yesterday a conference in San Sebastian, involving no lesser figures than Kofi Annan, Bertie Ahern and Gerry Adams, reached out to ETA and it is strongly felt that a positive response is likely. Other notable figures such… Continue reading ETA: really the beginning of the end?