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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The man who has done more than most to contribute to anti-western feeling among Muslims in the Middle East and Asia is called upon to tell us why Muslims shouldn't be angry about anything.

More days of pointless carnage in Afghanistan left nine NATO soldiers dead -- four of them green-on-blue attacks -- and eight woman and girls collecting firewood killed by NATO.

While presidents and prime ministers lined up to mourn the dead of the 2001 crimes against humanity on 9/11, not a single Western leader has visited the Sabra and Chatila mass graves.

In the world of reality, the US and Israel have continuously brought extreme amounts of violence to the Muslim world, routinely killing their innocent men, women and children.

When Hillary Clinton asks 'How can this happen in a country we helped to liberate?' one is tempted to answer with the Spanish proverb – breed crows and they will pull out your eyes.

From Afghanistan to Guatemala to Central Africa, the United States is engaged in military operations, drone warfare, sanctions, covert 'black' ops and cyberwar.

Tariq Ali says opposing Assad should not lead to backing a Western intervention and an imposed regime on the Libyan model with a quick-fix election as a PR fig-leaf.

It is hard not to notice, and be disturbed by, the vastly different reactions whenever innocent Americans are killed, as opposed to when Americans are doing the killing of innocents.

The Libyan revolution, fanned and fuelled by bogus 'liberators' David Cameron and Nicholas Sarkozy, is in danger of degenerating into a chaotic, violent free-for-all.

Instead of learning the lessons from the last decade of endless war, Barack Obama, David Cameron and their Nato allies are threatening more war against Syria and Iran.

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