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Editor's Desk, Events - Monday, February 4, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment

Event | Ten years since the Iraq War: living with the reality of ‘war without end’

ten years since the iraq war - ceasefire anticapitalist initiative

On Tuesday 5th Feb, to mark the anniversary of the huge protests against the invasion of Iraq, Ceasefire Magazine and Anticapitalist Initiative present an evening of discussion on how imperialist wars in the Middle East and North Africa continue to shape our lives, heighten insecurity, extinguish precious civil liberties and further the reach of US Empire.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, November 18, 2012 10:24 - 24 Comments

Blog | Did he say it? Misquoting Noam Chomsky on Gaza

A recent quote attributed to Noam Chomsky, on Israel's current assault on Gaza, has been widely circulated over the past few days. Except that it is neither recent nor (entirely) by Chomsky.

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:23 - 8 Comments

Editorial | Nick Robinson: how (not) to report a planned war crime

Nick Robinson, the BBC's political editor.

A BBC news story has revealed UK politicians are planning to offer diplomatic, possibly military, support to an Israeli attack against Iran, despite the fact this would break international law, inflame the Middle East and endanger British citizens everywhere.

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 0:00 - 5 Comments

Editorial | Beyond Kafka: this unjust detention and extradition of UK citizens must end

"we are being slowly eased into a world where we are all potentially guilty until we can prove otherwise."

In a few weeks, Talha Ahsan, Babar Ahmad, Gary McKinnon, Richard O'Dwyer and other UK citizens are facing the real prospect of extradition to the US for alleged crimes committed in the UK for which most have been detained for years without charge or evidence. This is a travesty of justice beyond Kafka's wildest imaginings, argues Hicham Yezza.

Blogs, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 6:49 - 4 Comments

Blog | Zainab Al-Khawaja: how one woman stood up to Bahrain’s rulers

Unable to keep her silent, the Bahraini regime has detained Zainab Al-Khawaja for the past ten days. Will it get away with it?

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 27, 2012 13:00 - 1 Comment

Editorial | Bahrain: on the unintentional eloquence of press releases

Last weekend's Bahrain F1 Grand Prix sham has been an object lesson in the political and moral bankruptcy of our age, argues Hicham Yezza.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 27, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments

Blog | “I do have an opinion. I just haven’t been told what it is”

An Australian minister's surreal video interview perfectly encapsulates everything that's wrong with modern party politics.

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, April 7, 2012 11:43 - 26 Comments

Editorial | On the usefulness of racist morons

John Derbyshire Racist Article Taki Magazine

Ceasefire editor-in-chief Hicham Yezza reflects on John Derbyshire's "The Talk: Nonblack Version", one of the most unhinged and repugnant displays of racist bigotry in the history of American journalism.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Monday, March 12, 2012 21:53 - 2 Comments

Blog | Poll: Half Alabama & Mississippi voters think Obama is a Muslim

A poll published today reveals a third of Alabama and Mississippi voters say interracial marriage should be made illegal, whereas half think Obama is a Muslim, and two thirds do not believe in evolution. Hicham Yezza asks: is it time for humanitarian intervention?

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, March 1, 2012 0:00 - 4 Comments

Editorial | Killing Afghans? Fine. Protesting against it? That’s a crime!

Yesterday, Maya Evans was jailed for peacefully protesting against Britain's military intervention in Afghanistan. Her shameful persecution, Hicham Yezza warns, is the latest example of the ongoing assault on our civil liberties.