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Tony Blair wins Save The Children’s ‘Global Legacy’ award.
As reported in today’s Independent: Tony Blair was last night recognised for his humanitarian work at a glamorous gala to raise funds for a global children’s charity – in front of guests including Lassie the dog. The controversial former Prime … Continue reading
In light of Hersh’s recent article on Ghouta, worth revisiting this AP piece from August 29th 2013.
Like Hersh’s article, it’s based on leaks from anonymous Intelligence and Political sources. It quickly disappeared down the memory hole in the rush to blame the regime and bomb Syria, but among other things it says (all emphasis mine): ‘President … Continue reading
Seymour Hersh: the backlash.
On Sunday 6th April, the London Review of Books published an article by Seymour Hersh about the chemical weapon attacks in Ghouta and surrounding areas in August 2013, in which he makes a number of explosive claims. Among these claims … Continue reading
Sunny Hundal thinks NATO military action against Russia shouldn’t be ruled out.
Seriously. As here (these are the edited highlights of a much longer discussion): And then: And then: And then the darkly humourous denouement: Because it’s Vladimir Putin who is acting like he’s ‘lost his mind’, and not the guy who … Continue reading
Iraqi military tactics in the assault on Fallujah: a strange sense of deja vu.
Fallujah, a town in western Iraq, was recently taken over by what the BBC describes as ‘Sunni militants allied to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as well as armed tribesmen angry with the government’. In response, Iraqi … Continue reading
Guardian’s Ian Black on the latest death toll figures from Syria: spot the glaring omission.
From an article published December 2nd: ‘The UN commissioner’s statement, reported from Geneva, coincided with the publication of a new death toll of 125,835 for the last 33 months. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), based in the UK, … Continue reading
On Owen Jones and the Stop The War Coalition.
On Saturday the 30th November, the Stop The War Coalition will host a conference to discuss the most effective ways to resist the drive to war against Syria – stalled for now, but not necessarily indefinitely. Due to speak (at … Continue reading
New study into excess death toll in post-invasion Iraq: 500’000 dead.
The study, carried out by a team lead by Amy Hagopian, an Associate Professor at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, found that between 2003-2011, there were ‘Approximately a half million deaths in Iraq’ that ‘could be attributable … Continue reading
Today is the 12th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan.
And the supposed liberators continue to kill and abuse civilians. Anyone else find it rather strange that we are constantly being implored – including by some sections of the left – to show support for and solidarity with those in … Continue reading
The Independent on the Nobel Peace Prize: compare and contrast.
From an article published today, on Vladimir Putin’s nomination for the prize: ‘Despite Russia’s role as the main supplier of weapons to Bashar al-Assad’s regime, an advocacy group has put the president’s name forward . . . made no mention … Continue reading
Interventions Watch 