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 »
One of Scotland’s top young lawyers has received widespread support as he faces a contempt of court hearing.Leading lawyers, politicians and writers have voiced their opposition to calls by Lord Carloway to charge defence lawyer Aamer Anwar with ...
Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Hamish Fergusson | 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 »
