It’s the same old trap. Nato used exactly the same trick to ensure that it could have a war with Slobodan Milosevic.…
In one of its most shocking reports on the Israeli-Palestinian war, Amnesty International today condemns both sides in the conflict for their…
Tony Blair’s “dossier” on Iraq is a shocking document. Reading it can only fill a decent human being with shame and outrage.…
In an astonishing letter to the Palestinian survivors of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila camps massacres, nine Israeli women’s peace groups…
You’ve got to hand it to Saddam. In one brisk, neat letter to Kofi Annan, he pulled the rug from right under…
Years ago, in a snug underground restaurant in downtown Tehran, drinking duq – an Iranian beverage of mint and yoghurt – Saddam…
How small he looked in the high-backed chair. You had to sit in the auditorium of the UN General Assembly yesterday to…
September 11 did not change the world. Indeed, for months afterwards, no one was allowed even to question the motives of the…
have always been a sucker for wide-screen epics. Ever since my Dad took me to see Quo Vadis – which ends with…
I have always been a sucker for wide-screen epics. Ever since my Dad took me to see Quo Vadis – which ends…
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