Child beggars fill Mosul streets a year on from Daesh
An Iraqi child peddlar sells tissue paper to cars driving down a street in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on July 7, 2018. (AFP) AFP July 08, 2018 Residents […]
German military chief – Not clear if arrested officer part of network
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top general on Thursday said it was unclear if the officer arrested last week on suspicion of planning a racially motivated attack was part of a broader network. “We don’t know that at this point …. We are trying to examine […]
Westminster attacker was ‘violent Christian’ before becoming ‘violent Muslim,’ says British politician
Lorraine Caballero 29 March, 2017 The suspect in the Westminster terror attack last week was a “violent Christian” even before he became a “violent Muslim,” according to British politician and […]
Khalid Masood was a convert with a criminal past. So far, so familiar
Attackers inspired by Islamic extremism have rarely lived puritanical lives, but one surprising thing about Masood was his age The Westminster attacker Khalid Masood in his school days, left and right, and recently, centre. Composite: Huntley school/Met police Jason Burke Saturday 25 March 2017 So we now know that Khalid […]
Is there really any difference between a terrorist and an ordinary criminal?
Voices ‘Criminals’ are our chaps, while ‘terrorists’ are dark-skinned Muslims Robert Fisk @indyvoice 73 comments How do we decide who’s a terrorist and who’s just a criminal? PA Cops and reporters have a lot in common. Both are students of human folly. They have an osmotic-parasitic relationship. And so I […]