FBI reports of interviews it conducted in 2004 with former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein have been published them today. Crikey intern Sophie Tarr picks out the best bits.
War on terror
Osama bin Laden: Eight years and counting…
It’s been eight years since Osama bin Laden fled to the hills. Are we any closer to finding the guy?
Why Bush invaded Iraq: the war on Gog and Magog
The Rumsfeld memos are extraordinary, but there is another, perhaps more alarming, story about Bush’s Christian fundamentalism and the Iraq War that has yet to come to light.
Forget terrorists: here’s what you should actually fear
A statistical look at what’s really worth worrying about. Eg. you’re much more likely to drown than succumb to a suicide bomber’s attack. And put down that cigarette.
Guantanamo: be the evil you want to see defeated
Mahatma Gandhi once said: “Be the change you want to see”. But in George W Bush’s so-called “war on terror”, the extreme opposite applied, writes Irfan Yusuf.
When will Tom Switzer condemn the war on terror?
Can the man who brought Janet Albrechtsen to the national stage now honestly claim he was never a neo-Con after all? Asks Irfan Yusuf.
Anti-terror repercussions of the Benbrika trial
The Benbrika sentence deals a crippling blow to these sort of prosecutions and is a major set back to the perception and reality of Howard’s anti-terrorist laws, writes Peter Faris.
Farewell to Dubya, worst president ever
Our laughter at the idiot who was cunning enough to steal the US presidency died in our throats as he set about inflicting profound damage on the rest of the world, writes Bernard Keane.
Charlie Wilson’s Afghan f*ck-up:
Our military campaign in Afghanistan involves allying ourselves with thugs who may be tomorrow’s bin-Ladins, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Rundle: Dubya’s last days
Dubya is almost jaunty these days, as the sand runs out of the hourglass on his disastrous reign, writes Guy Rundle.
Acquittal of Thomas another blow for the war on terror
The acquittal by a Melbourne jury yesterday of Jack Thomas, who was alleged to have had a plant ticket paid for with funds from Al-Qaeda, is another blow to the multi billion dollar ‘war on terror, writes Greg Barns.
Downer laughs at water-boarding and other “pretty fascinating” stuff
Well, it’s great to see Alexander Downer having a good laugh in his retirement, writes Irfan Yusuf.
A Mexican plane crash, the CIA, and 3.3 tons of cocaine
What’s the link between a plane crash landing in Mexico, the CIA and 3.3 tons of cocaine?, asks Jeff Sparrow.
Karadzic v Guantanamo Bay detainees: two very different trials
Karadzic is being tried by a UN War Crimes Tribunal. There have been no suggestions of torture at this tribunal. Guantanamo Bay detainees aren’t so lucky, argues Irfan Yusuf.
Rudd government keeps Howard’s war on terror alive
Julia Gillard this morning approved proposed new laws that would give employers powers to snoop on workers’ emails. It’s all about counter-terrorism apparently, writes Katherine Wilson.
Stephen Keim: Fair trials get a boost in the “war on terror”
In the light of the way prison authorities appear to have taken upon themselves a frontline role in the “war on terror”, a Maundy Thursday ruling is a very welcome step, writes Brisbane barrister Stephen Keim.
Sparrow: Climate change is the new terror
Climate change does for Liberals what terrorism does for Labor – which is why a focus on global warming in the last days of the campaign is bad news for John Howard, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Where’s the war in this election campaign?
Despite this election’s outward appearance, Australia is a nation at war. Surely that demands serious answers and merits significant navel-gazing from both the electorate and the electoral aspirants, writes GetUp’s Ed Coper.
Musharraf would enjoy Janet Albrechtsen’s writings
While one wouldn’t make a comparison between Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf and John Howard or Philip Ruddock, or even the UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, they all have one thing in common – they each think that the judiciary and lawyers get in the way of the fight against terrorism, writes Greg Barns.
Bartlett: Don’t sack the minister, change the migration act
Any inquiry into the conduct of the case against Dr Haneef would be remiss if it did not include a thorough examination and revision of aspects of migration law, writes Senator Andrew Bartlett.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 24 July, 2007
Developments have been slow coming in the latter stages of the Haneef case. The initial tumult of detention, arrest, court, bail and character assassination has subsided leaving Dr Haneef cooling his famously barefoot heels while the Australian Federal Police go about the comparatively dour task of assembling their case, strand by strand.
