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“An essay in imperial villain-making”

by William Dalrymple

6 June 2005

By the end of the 90s, the hardliners who wanted a regime change in the East had a powerful ally in the State. The new president was conservative, an aggressive anti-French who wanted to turn his country into a world power with no rival at all. He thought he had to fight the Muslim regimes (...)

"Now Hamas Must Come Into Its Own"

by Hussein Agha

19 May 2005

The Palestinian elections planned for this summer are characterized by the uncertainty as to the correlation of forces between Al Fatah and Hamas. With the implicit encouragement of the Israelis and westerners who usually advocate for a democratization of the Palestinian Authority, Al Fatah is (...)

"What drives support for this torturer?"

by Craig Murray

16 May 2005

The bodies of hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators in Uzbekistan are scarcely cold but the White House is already looking for ways to dismiss them. Scott McClellan, the White House spokesman, said they were “Islamic terrorists” of the armed resistance and that they should have sought for a (...)

“Getting rid of a dream to stay afloat”

by David Clark

8 May 2005

One of the most revealing indicators of the post-electoral projects of the New Labour is the way in which a possible adoption of the euro by the United Kingdom could serve to distract the attention from the scandal of legal consultancies of the Ministry of Justice before the war of Iraq. In (...)

«Blair’s days are numbered»

by George Galloway

5 May 2005

When I first called Tony Blair a liar, the BBC presenter was aghast at my statement. It was in the spring of 2002. Today, everyone agrees with me. Whatever the result of the elections may be, Tony Blair’s days are numbered. He is cornered and he is ready to be replaced by Gordon Brown at the (...)

«This election is about more important issues than the war or me »

by Tony Blair

5 May 2005

This newspaper and many of its readers have had strong disagreements with me over Iraq. This controversy will probably have great influence upon the decision that some people will make when they cast their vote on Thursday. I realize that many people believe military action in Iraq was wrong. (...)

«The lost honor of King Tony Blair»

by Salman Rushdie

5 May 2005

The British seem fascinated by royal couples and when the Windsors lose their luster, the front pages of the newspapers are taken by rock stars, sports stars, movie stars or millionaires. It seems that this fascination has also extended into the political realm and it also seems that the (...)

The Myth of the “Ricin London Cell” Also Collapsed

20 April 2005

The British Minister of Interior said in January 2003, about the “ricin cell linked to Al Qaeda” that it had just been dismantled in northern London: “Al Qaeda and its international network have shown, as the court will prove in the next few months, that they are literally at our doors and pose a (...)

Letter of the 52 Diplomats to Tony Blair

26 April 2004

Dear Prime Minister,
We the undersigned former British ambassadors, high commissioners, governors and senior international officials, including some who have long experience of the Middle East and others whose experience is elsewhere, have watched with deepening concern the policies which you (...)

“A Force for Good”

The British Army Adapting to Bush’s Needs

by Voltaire Network

15 December 2003

An ambitious effort to reorganize the military has been discussed in the United Kingdom. Picking up on Washington’s rhetoric, Defense Minister Geoff Hoon made public the new objective of the British army as “a force for good;” therefore, it should play a central role in the “world war on terrorism” (...)

Tony Blair at the Chicago Economic Club

by Tony Blair

Chicago | 22 April 1999

The Blair Doctrine
I am absolutely delighted to be the first serving British Prime Minister to visit Chicago. I wanted to come here to the heart of this great country. To a great cosmopolitan city and the capital of middle America. Despite the absence of Prime Ministerial visits, there is a (...)

The Atlantic Charter

by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill

14 August 1941

"The President of the United States and the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, representing H.M. Government in the United Kingdom, have met at sea. They have been accompanied by officials of their two Governments, including high-ranking officers of their military, naval and air services.
The whole (...)

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