Mali, Algeria, Libya: the real reason Britain signed up for war on Africa

Mali, Algeria, Libya: the real reason Britain signed up for war on Africa

The truth behind the 'war on terror' is that it is part of Western powers' imperialistic quest to secure natural resource reserves for their corporations.

We didn't stop the Iraq war ten years ago. But we transformed British politics

We didn't stop the Iraq war ten years ago. But we transformed British politics

The 2 million of us who marched against the Iraq invasion 10 years ago created a force that is still shaping politics and society.

Did millions protesting against the Iraq war on 15 February 2003 achieve anything?

Did millions protesting against the Iraq war on 15 February 2003 achieve anything?

Not only did the march have the traditional left but also, for example, there was the Muslim community, sections of the Jewish community, Liberal Democrats, even some Tories.

Obama the 'drone president' says he has legal right to murder anyone anywhere at will

Obama the 'drone president' says he has legal right to murder anyone anywhere at will

The Obama administration wants the right to kill anyone (even a US citizen) anywhere (whether on or off the battlefield) anytime it deems it appropriate to do so.

Why I will not fight for Queen and country by ex-SAS soldier

Why I will not fight for Queen and country by ex-SAS soldier

The idea of fighting for Queen and Country is held tight by those who never have and never will actually fight, says former SAS soldier Ben Griffin.

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Anyone who was on the huge, million-plus march through London that day will never forget it, says Jeremy Corbyn MP. It emboldened a whole generation to oppose Western intervention.

The principle on which the international system is based is that the US is entitled to use force at will and talk of it violating international law is completely silly.

The right to health and access to medical treatment and medication -- one of the fundamental human rights anywhere in the world -- is being denied to ordinary Iranians.

Take some comfort from the thought of those spanking new ships and aircraft carriers roaming the seas, and those drones and planes in the skies keeping us safe.

It was surely no accident that the intelligence chief of Israel was in Washington, for talks at the Pentagon, on the same day that the Israel's attacks on Syria happened.

Of all people on the planet, there is nobody with less authority to accuse others of supporting "brutal Arab dictators in the world" than David Cameron and his Nato allies.

The invasion has almost nothing to do with "Islamism", and almost everything to do with the acquisition of resources, notably minerals, and an accelerating rivalry with China.

David Cameron has elevated the supposed Malian "affiliates" of al-Qaida to the status of a "generational" menace, which he claims will last for decades.

David Cameron is sucking Britain into something he hasn't seriously thought through, says MP Jeremy Corbyn. The conflict in Mali could be long and bloody, reminiscent of Afghanistan.

Twenty per cent of US female service members have been sexually assaulted and of cases brought to court martial only a tiny fraction of these result in a conviction.

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