IslamophobiaIslamophobia
I recently wasted a bit of time reading some right-wing blogs. One thing I noted was the repeated references to news reports about young women from an Islamic background being[...]
Category: Terrorism
Keith Olbermann on BushKeith Olbermann on Bush
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TEBpC0GLr6Y At the above Youtube page there is a video from MSNBC where Keith Olbermann discusses Bush’s record. Before I watched that I thought that it was impossible for me[...]
Not Visiting the USNot Visiting the US
I won’t be visiting the US in the forseeable future. For some time I have been concerned about the malfunctioning legal process and other related issues that arose from the[...]
No more War On Terror in the UKNo more War On Terror in the UK
Military.com reports that the UK government will no longer use the term War On Terror [1]. Sir Ken Macdonald (the UK’s chief prosecutor) said that “terrorists” are criminals and need[...]
Public Security CamerasPublic Security Cameras
There is ongoing debate about the issue of security cameras, how many should there be, where should they be located, and who should be able to access the data. I[...]
The Australian Government is a Terrorist OrganisationThe Australian Government is a Terrorist Organisation
This article in The Age about Mohamed Haneef shows the terrorist threat that we face. The chance that I will be injured by Al Quaeda in any way is quite[...]
Correspondent Inference Theory and the USCorrespondent Inference Theory and the US
Bruce Schneier writes about Correspondent Inference Theory which deals with situations when the motives of an individual or group are inferred by the results of their actions. Both his article[...]
Terrorism FoolishnessTerrorism Foolishness
The Age has published a remarkably stupid article about terrorism titled “It’s hard to prevent the hard to imagine” which contains some amusing statements such as “a plan to use[...]
The War Was About Oil!The War Was About Oil!
They admit the truth at last: “We need to ensure, notwithstanding the significant natural resources that our country has been blessed with, that we are able to access the energy[...]
terrorist actions I want bannedterrorist actions I want banned
The current trend in government seems to be to do whatever they want because to do otherwise invites (or fails to prevent) terrorism. Here are some things that might be[...]