1,000 officers sent to potential trouble spots with armed response units The Associated Press Posted: May 24, 2013 A British government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was an increase in chatter on extremist websites in the wake of the brutal daylight attack but said no credible plots had been detected. (Sang [...]
Baroness Cox: Courts backing polygamy and discriminating against women David C. Jennings April 21, 2013 Under the Arbitration Act of 1996, Muslims in the UK were empowered to resolve certain legal matters within their faith in a similar way to that already granted to Jewish Beth Din courts. These allow adherents of (mostly orthodox) Judaism [...]
Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands raised its alert level for terrorist attacks to “substantial” on Wednesday, citing an increase in the number of Islamist militants traveling from the Netherlands to Syria, as well as a radicalization of Dutch youth. “The chance of an attack in the Netherlands or against Dutch interests abroad [...]
By: George Friedman Date: 8 March 2013 Fascism had its roots in Europe, during the 1920s and 1930s, in massive economic failures in which the financial elites failed to recognize the political consequences of unemployment. While history may not repeat itself so neatly, the emergence of new political parties speaking for the unemployed and the [...]
Explosive revelations from a former Greek diplomat. By Leigh Phillips 24 February 2013 It is always enlightening to hear the frank assessment of a diplomat upon leaving the service, once unshackled from “the patriotic art of lying for one’s country”, as 19th Century American journalist Ambrose Bierce described the craft. Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos was a career [...]
By Russell Myers 16 December 2012 The owner of his new rented home said she will try to evict him Government confirm Qatada has so far received more than £500,000 in legal aid Radical preacher Abu Qatada has moved into a new taxpayer-funded house worth £450,000 near to a church – and the furious owner [...]
Violent protests break out on the streets of Athens as Greek MPs vote to impose more harsh austerity measures. 12:04am UK, Thursday 08 November 2012 The violence began after protesters tried to break through a barricade to enter the parliament building. A protester throws a tear gas canister back at the police. Thousands of [...]
October 21, 2012 Source: AFP Tens of thousands of people marched through London and other British cities on Saturday in protest against spending cuts by Prime Minister David Cameron’s struggling coalition government. Marchers carried signs reading “No cuts” and “Cameron has butchered Britain,” condemning the austerity measures introduced by Cameron’s Conservative-led coalition in a bid [...]
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