Charlie Hebdo: the danger of polarised debate
By Gary Younge The Guardian, 11 January 2015 In times of crisis, those who would like us to keep just one idea …
The US is blind to the price of war that is still being borne by the Iraqi people
Every effort must be made to thwart those who seek to embellish and distort America’s lamentable legacy in Iraq
For Israelis and Palestinians, the status quo is neither sustainable nor desirable
“To suggest Israelis and Palestinians are equally responsible would suggest they hold equal power to shape events. They don’t…”
The west can no longer claim to be an honest broker in the search for peace
“Egypt proved that our leaders see freedom as a question of strategy, not principle…”
Only when the poison of Iraq is drawn can Labour hope to move on
“The best indication of what people will do with power is to look at what they did when they had it. For what we do tomorrow is inevitably bound up with what we did yesterday…”
Israel’s complicity in apartheid crimes undermines its attack on Goldstone
“To rubbish the former judge’s report on Gaza, Israel has dredged up his record in South Africa – while forgetting its own…”
Where will we find the perfect Muslim for monocultural Britain?
Somewhere out there is the Muslim that the British government seeks. Like all religious people he (the government is more likely to talk about Muslim women than to them) supports gay rights, racial equality, women’s rights, tolerance and parliamentary democracy…
Let’s have an open and honest discussion about white people
The tolerant, secular, liberal society into which British Muslims are being asked to integrate is still a work in progress