Category Archives: War

well, since it’s Boris, more scampering away than scuttling. Still, it is interesting to read that he should have known, within ten days of the invasion, that we were doomed. It’s not quite how he saw it at the time: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

On the real tragedy, but the retreat of the warhards is now like the retreat of the Iraqi army from Basra in the first gulf war, when tens of thousands were killed by Allied aircraft. This morning’s papers are full … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This has been the week when half of our problem became obvious: the war is lost. What hasn’t yet sunk in is the other half of this catastrophe: we can’t afford to lose it. Continue reading →

I like Germans; I like Americans. I’m even quite fond of the English. But when I look at the reactions to the Lancet study on Iraqi deaths. I am reminded of a photograph reproduced in Tony Judt’s Postwar. A small … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Would it help explain the issues to make a film in a prominent torture supporter is kidnapped and waterboarded, on video, until he agrees to say that he, not Monica Lewinsky, gave Bill Clinton a blow job; also that torture … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a Worm’s Eye column from November last year: Everyone knows that in Stalin’s Purges between 1935 and 1940 perhaps fifteen million people died after various forms of torture. It is less known that throughout this Terror the Russian … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I thought I could not longer be shocked by the hatred and depravity of the usual crew of dhimmitudinous liberal al-Guardianistas who will see nothing good in any of the actions of this administration. Typically, they are screaming in their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tim Garton Ash, in the Guardian today, concludes by saying: At this pivotal moment, we who live in the rest of the world, beyond the Washington beltway, also face a choice. We can watch like spectators in the cinema, as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Anyone who tells you that “Islam needs a reformation” is being polite and saving you time: you know after those words that the rest of their opinions can also be safely ignored. Similarly, the idea that the bombers are going … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Bruce “Brute” Anderson was an inspired choice as an Independent columnist who would disturb the readers’ liberal sensibilities. He’s not stupid and he’s not nice: his trademark is aggressive contempt. All successful political columnists are interested in power and respectful … Continue reading → Continue reading →