As we recently noted, Paraguay is currently seeing an upsurge of peasant and popular unrest—just as the US has established a new military presence there (ostensibly aimed at chasing down Islamic militants who have supposedly established the country as a… Read moreParaguay: villagers demand Moonie land
The regime of Islam Karimov in Uzbekistan, heretofore attempting to play both sides in the Great Game between Moscow and Washington, appears to have finally and decisively thrown in its lot with the former. From Pakistan’s Daily Times, via AFP… Read moreUzbekistan boots US military
A Muslim-owned store in a Leeds suburb was set ablaze the night of July 22 in what police called a racially motivated attack. No one was injured in the fire, which destroyed a convenience store in the suburb of Harehills…. Read moreRevenge attacks in England
Another attempted multiple simultaneous bombing on the London transit system, which fortunately seems to have failed–but not without sparking another death on the Underground, this time at the hands of the police. (Remember when London “bobbies” famously didn’t carry guns?)… Read moreMore death in London, fear in New York
Terror returns to London July 21st 2005 From The Economist Global Agenda Exactly two weeks after the deadly bombings of London’s transport system on July 7th, Britain’s capital has been hit by a fresh wave of attacks—though with few casualties… Read moreMore London blasts
Arrested for “spreading hatred”? Sounds frighteningly arbitrary and subjective. From UPI, July 20: Pakistan arrests 200 extremist suspects ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has detained more than 200 suspected Islamic militants in a new security crackdown this week. The government of President… Read moreSweeps in Pakistan
We’ve been waiting for London’s famously leftist Mayor Ken Livingstone to state the obvious about the bombings. Finally, he has. Blair, meanwhile, remains in denial, at least officially. We wonder: is he really this deluded, or just sticking to a… Read moreKen Livingstone: Yes, it’s Iraq
A little deja vu hearkening back to the ’90s, when the stereotypical terrorist was a redneck—Angry White Male, to use the argot of the day. What’s interesting is how much Eric Rudolph’s rhetoric mirrors that of the jihadis. From the… Read more“American terrorist” sentenced
Egyptian Prosecutor General Maher Abdel-Wahed has indicated that Egyptian biochemist Magdy El-Nashar, arrested in Cairo over suspected involvement in the London bombings, will not be extradited even if he was charged. He said that the country’s constitution bans the extradition… Read moreEgypt won’t extradite 7-7 suspect
A contributor to the TPMCafe blog offers an interesting commentary on the 7-7 attacks: Muslim Civil War – Second Front By thibaud Overlooked by most media outlets (but not by London bloggers) in the Edgware Road and Aldgate bombings is… Read more“Muslim civil war” behind London bombings?
The general who “Gitmoized” Abu Ghraib briefed Rumsefled’s top aides, it is now revealed—contradicting his own earlier testimony. From the Chicago Tribune July 15 via TruthOut: General Contradicted Abu Ghraib Testimony Transcripts reveal he briefed top officials. Washington – An… Read moreGeneral tied to Abu Ghraib torture briefed Rumsfeld aides
The first apparent example of what Christopher Hitchens called “bloody foolishness” that he hoped Britons would be too civilized for following the London attacks. From Pakistan’s Daily Times, July 15: Pakistani shot dead LONDON: Pakistani national Kamal Raza Butt was… Read moreRevenge killing in London?
