The Prime Minister's public willy-waving and incautious use of language (unprecedented threat*) is busy doing some of the terrorists work for them. Parliament is, clearly, in a right panic about a measure which many people* seem to think is currently unnecessary. Thus, we all move onwards towards hysteria junction again, via more unnecessary legislation.
* from rhetorically speaking. Ther is a very similar list at C4 News here too.
UPDATE: Government wins by 9 votes. Thanks to the Democratic Unionist party. Oh well, it will have to be thrown out by the Lords instead.
Matt Buck’s animated drawings
Showing posts with label War on terror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War on terror. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Detention without trial
Thursday, February 28, 2008
The cost of a war
Joseph Stiglitz - former chief economist at the world bank has co-written a book in which he attempts to measure the cost of the war on terror and the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. There's a good article about it in the Guardian today.
Matt Buck’s animated drawings
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