A disaster is unfolding in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Every few days, unmanned American drones fly overhead, dropping bombs in an increasingly frantic search for results in the fight against al-Qaeda. But all too often the bombs miss their mark. As ...
Fri 19 Sep 2008 by Imran Khan | Read more »
The New England Historic Society in the US has revealed that potential presidential nominee Barack Obama is a distant cousin of incumbent president George Bush.The ties were discovered after several years of investigation by the society, which was foun...
Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Matthew MacLeod | Read more »
The British government has come under increasing pressure over the last year as details of the routine use of US-sanctioned torture came to light through the CIA practice of “extraordinary rendition” – kidnapping suspects and shippi...
Tue 06 Nov 2007 by Aamer Anwar | Read more »
Something odd is happening in the War on Terror. Although there have been apparent successes, the overall picture is by no means rosy. In the United States the media has turned on the architects of the war, President Bush and Vice-President Cheney, wit...
Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Phillip Knightley | Read more »