A letter from the head of the FCO to the Cabinet Secretary obtained by the Observer doesn’t bear out the sensational spin placed on it by the newspaper’s report… [more >>>]
Two key NYT articles throw an unforgiving and depressing light on where President George W Bush is taking the US (and us). More >>>
Robin Cook, a true political heavy-weight, deserved most of the eulogies. But he was terribly wrong on Kosovo.
Mr Blair’s plan to deport terrorism suspects to countries liable to torture them, and to pass new laws forcing the courts to uphold it and sabotaging their rights of appeal, is a constitutional monstrosity.
In her comment on a year-old Ephems entry, Mimi from Georgia indicts America’s leaders and Tony Blair for their actions in Iraq.
Some argue that al-Qaida’s aims are limited and capable of being at least discussed. I believe that their aims are so far-reaching as to be fundamentally non-negotiable.
It’s refreshing to read an eloquent denunciation of those on a recent Question-Time programme who sought to blame everyone except the bombers for the London bombings
David Rieff’s original attack on Live Aid and the Ethiopian famine relief effort in 1984-86 appeared in Prospect magazine. Prospect has now published my letter (and two others) rebutting Rieff’s mean and unfounded charges.