YVONNE RIDLEY THE murderous military campaign which has been unleashed by Israel has provoked people across the world to demonstrate, rally and protest in their hundreds of thousands. Soon20the movement will turn into millions as more ordinary, decent citizens of the world show their disgust at the barbarism of Israel ... and the cowardly silence [...]
By YOUSEF DRUMMOND THE mere thought of rehabilitating terrorist sympathizers sends mortal chills along the spines of political conservatives, conservative talk-show hosts alike and moderate liberals. They say that no clear-cut standard for distinguishing would-be terrorists from hard-core terrorists exists and, furthermore, why bother with the distinction – we are at war. All rational minds [...]
By YOUSEF DRUMMOND HOW ironic it is that the very people to whom we choose to entrust with our cherished political liberties, because we thought they were exemplars of sound, unshakeable ethical conduct, now stand before us as naked immoralists (even though they’re fully clothed?). How ironic is it that other elites who command the [...]
YVONNE RIDLEY THE Taliban now holds a permanent presence of 72 per cent of Afghanistan according to the latest report by an influential think tank. But within hours of the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) releasing this news various politicians and ambassadors from Afghanistan, America and Britain criticised its contents. The reality is [...]
By YOUSEF DRUMMOND BARELY three weeks ago Al-Qaida’s second-in-command to Usama bin Laden issued an 11-minute, 23 second video describing president-elect Barack Obama as a “house negro”. Anyone interested in watching and listening to Malcolm X’s interviews with the major networks of his time will understand the historical meaning of the term: he often used [...]
