Instead of issuing concocted alerts of imminent terror attacks, here's a 10-point plan would significantly reduce terrorist threats, save taxpayers billions of dollars and make Americans more loved in the world.

Stop the War Coalition national officer John Rees looks at the factors that led to Cameron's humiliation in parliament, and the crisis in US power.

Any rational balance sheet of the last decade would show that the 'war on terror' has been a failure in its own terms: it has not prevented terrorism but caused it to spread.

Whatever is behind the timing of the current scare, Obama's rebrand of the 'war on terror' has been, not just an abject failure, but as deeply counter-productive and almost as brutal as the original.

Acknowledging no connection with his wars, Blair advocates more war, against Syria and Iran, and portrays opposition to him and his policies in terms of a 'clash of civilisations'.