John Kampfner in The Guardian on why ‘the West’ might bomb Syria.
Here’s the conclusion to his article: ‘Without formal UN support, what is the legal basis for action? What are the goals and are they achievable? To scare Assad? He won’t be. To punish or remove him?...
View ArticleThe Guardian on Obama’s political victory in Afghanistan.
From a news article punished 20th November 2013, about the recent security pact agreed between the U.S. and Afghan regimes: ‘The draft text published by the Afghans explicitly states that “US military...
View ArticleThe Guardian on the CPJ’s Impunity Index.
The Committee to Protect Journalists have today published their annual list of states where the murders of journalists are most likely to go unpunished. Here’s the top 10 as of 2014: 1. Iraq 2. Somalia...
View ArticleOwen Jones on having empathy for the devil.
In an article in Sunday’s Guardian, Jones writes about why he doesn’t think demonizing Israelis for supporting their governments current onslaught in Gaza is particularly useful. He says: ‘For those...
View ArticleSwept Aside: The Guardian on Libya in 2011 Vs Amnesty on Libya in 2014
In October 2011, The Guardian published an article by Patrick Wintour and Nicholas Watt – two of their most senior political reporters – entitled ‘How David Cameron Swept Aside Sceptics Over Libya...
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