by Posted by AD Brown | Nov 3, 2010 | Monitor
Earlier this year the case of Binyam Mohamed resulted in the severe condemnation, by one of Britain’s most senior judges, of Britain’s Security Service, finding that they had “failed to respect human rights, deliberately misled parliament and had a...
by Posted by AD Brown | Aug 12, 2010 | Monitor
‘We try to help them … but it just seems pointless’ one British solider says, referring to the battle for ‘hearts and minds’ in Afghanistan. The biggest problem, says another, is “convincing the locals to help themselves.†Next year marks...
by Posted by AD Brown | Jun 14, 2010 | Monitor
Shortly after 9/11, President Bush announced that “we do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.” The defeat of communism had left an ideological void and only through the events of 9/11 would a new ideological war be possible. The … Continue reading...