There have been real achievements in Afghanistan, but leaving puts them at risk
Now is an appropriate juncture to push back against fatalism and despair and protect our achievements for the future.
Now is an appropriate juncture to push back against fatalism and despair and protect our achievements for the future.
Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s long-serving deputy, the man described as the “operational brains behind 9/11”, was today appointed bin Laden’s successor as al-Qaeda chief.
The Left must not allow a proud history of anti-fascism to be hijacked by alliances with Islamists, which won’t help victims of bigotry, reports George Readings.
Dominic Browne reports on the confirmation of Osama bin Laden’s death by al-Qaeda and on the future for the jihadi-takfiri trend in general.
Kevin Meagher debates the case for taking Osama bin Laden alive and trying him before the courts.
Labour’s candidate for London Mayor Ken Livingstone has put his foot in it again today – saying the assassination of Osama bin Laden made President Obama look like “some kind of mobster”.
Dominic Browne on the annoying, unfunny Jeremy Clarkson – like Donald Trump, another believer in the President Barack Obama ‘birther’ conspiracy theory madness.
Left Foot Forward rounds up reaction from blogs from the Muslim world on the assasination of Osama Bin Laden