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EDL spokesman, Guramit Singh, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of intentionally causing religiously aggravated harassment, alarm, or distress, following complaints about his speech during a protest in Peterborough by the far-right extremist group.  From the Peterborough Today: “Cambridgeshire Police received two complaints after Mr Singh, an unofficial leader and spokesman for the EDL, gave a speech during the EDL’s two-hour …

Just What Is America Doing all Over the World? By Doug Bandow In one of the most celebrated debate exchanges of the 2008 presidential campaign, GOP contender Rep. Ron Paul pointed out that Americans were hated because they were "over there" in Islamic lands. In fact, there is virtually no country on earth where American forces are not located.  Luckily, …

  Wikileak revelations did not surprise me as much as what I read in the front page of your newspaper (20 Dec.). The news item related to some opposition goons trying to canvass support through their masters for a regime change, by conspiring at the headquarters of democracy – the House of Commons. From this we note that already frustration …

It is that threat that we are most interested in, for in analysing the role of Western Muslims in opposing western hegemony in foreign lands; it is more than evident that we should be at the forefront of supporting Wikileaks and their efforts to expose the truth about western wars in theOrient…  We've all waited for something like to this to …

  To find an analogy to General Petraeus, one must look back to the 19th century and the British General 'Chinese' Gordon.   Robert Grenier Will General Petraeus' military reputation survive the war in Afghanistan? [GALLO/GETTY]     The US government's policy review on Afghanistan is proceeding in an atmosphere of preternatural calm. Just a few months ago, as controversy continued …

  Is the realisation finally dawning in Ramallah, Tel Aviv and Washington that the peace process is dead? (Photo Warrick Page/Getty) Future historians will no doubt argue over the precise moment when the Arab-Israeli peace process died, when the last glimmer of hope for a two-state solution was irrevocably extinguished. When all is said and done, and the forensics have …