MP apologises for Palestine comment

A Liberal Democrat MP facing disciplinary action after accusing “the Jews” of atrocities against Palestinians has issued a public apology for causing “unintended offence”. David Ward’s comments – posted on his website ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day – were condemned by party chiefs and sparked a furious backlash. Read more […]

‘Bible-burning fest’: Calls to set alight Malaysian Bibles for use of ‘Allah’ spark outrage

Russian TV: Leaflets inviting people to a “Bible-burning festival” have stirred outrage in Malaysia. This coincided with a nationalist group leader urging to “seize and burn” Malay-language Bibles, prompting calls for his prosecution. The flyers, issued by a previously unknown group, promised mass Bible-burning in the Malaysian state of Penang […]

Afrighanistan?

Source> The Economist. AFTER 11 years spent waging war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, almost $1.5 trillion in direct costs and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, the Western public feels it has learned a hard lesson. It is more convinced than ever that even the best-intentioned foreign intervention […]