Category Archives: Terrorism

The national security state: knowing me, knowing you

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Matt

There is nothing like the words ‘national security’ to bring the tumbleweed whistling through the public domain.   Governments invoke them whenever they want to do things that they don’t want people to know about or when they want to … Continue reading →

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Fearful Symmetries

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Matt

At the end of a sad and horrible week, in which the brutal murder of a British soldier in Woolwich has unleashed dark forces that are more likely than ever to place all British Muslims under a state of siege,  … Continue reading →

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Murder in Woolwich

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Matt

I didn’t look at the news until quite late last night, so I wasn’t aware of the disgusting horror-spectacle in Woolwich until shortly before going to bed.   I went to sleep, as many people probably did,  with the image of … Continue reading →

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Sibel Edmonds: the woman no one wants to hear

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Matt

Anyone interested in getting to grips with the twisted and murky contradictions of the great war on terrorism should read the absolute must-read story by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed on the Ceasefire webzine on the FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds. A former … Continue reading →

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