No individual has done more than Bradley Manning to push back against "the madness of militarism" and he has done it for its own sake, and not by chance or for any ulterior motive.

The UK's military expenditure is the highest in the EU at 43.3bn a year, showing how bogus the argument is that there is no money in the kitty to pay for welfare.

The decade-long Othering of Muslims -- necessary to sustain public support for their continuous killing, imprisonment, and various human rights abuses -- has taken its toll.

US soldier Tomas Young, who was shot in Iraq and paralyzed from the chest down, has written a last letter to George W Bush explaining why he plans to commit suicide in April.

The world's most expensive footballer Cristiano Ronaldo shows his support for Palestinians by refusing to exchange shirts with Israeli footballers after a Portugal-Israel match.

Sending western troops into Syria would be badly received – especially in the UK, where by a 32-point margin (55%-23%) Britons reject the idea of sending in UK and allied troops.

There have been 365 drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004, 313 of them under Obama, killing as many as 3577 people, including 197 children.

Blair's schedule these days is a closely guarded secret to avoid ambushes by the protesters who stalk his public appearances armed with eggs, shoes and banners reading: "BLIAR".

A grim anniversary should have sent Obama on a visit to Baghdad with reparations for the Iraqi people, instead he's in Israel conferring on the next American war in the Middle East.

A grim anniversary should have sent Obama on a visit to Baghdad with reparations for the Iraqi people, instead he's in Israel conferring on the next American war in the Middle East.