The aim in seeking to convict Bradley Manning of a crime that carries the death penalty is to deter any future whistlebower from revealing wrongdoing by the US government or the military.

This letter epitomises a decency, modesty and determination of moral purpose that represent another Britain and are antidotes to poisonous Olympic sponsors and rehabilitated warmongers.

Julian Assange tried to protect the innocent by outing the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity. They are the ones who one day should be made accountable for their crimes.

If the proliferation of bases, special operations forces, and drone wars continues, the US is likely to be drawn into new conflicts and new wars and untold death and destruction.

Are drones the most 'moral' means of warfare because they kill fewer civilians? Or are they simply soulless killing machines that remove all risk from those who are doing the killing?

Tony Blair is a pariah because he colluded in an act of abundant wickedness, and untold hundreds of thousands died and millions more suffered monstrously in consequence.

The two main parties -- Labour and Conservative -- which were complicit in going to war are now complicit in preventing the truth about Tony Blair's lies from coming out.

If sanctions, arming of the opposition and dispatch of spies and supplies fail, Syria's 'friends' will rely on the armed oppositions' narrative to demand that the US launch an invasion.

Jewish voices in calling for a just and lasting peace, which would allow both Israelis and Palestinians to thrive, say that first and foremost this requires an end to the occupation.

The US plans to deploy a new laser-based scanner that from 50 metres away will instantly reveal an astonishing level of detail about your body, clothes, luggage, even the contents of your wallet.