Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Iran’s secret plan for summer offensive to force US out of Iraq
Simon Tisdall
The Guardian
22 May 2007

Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say. “Iran is... read more...

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Feminist, socialist, devout Muslim: woman who has thrown Denmark into turmoil
Ian Traynor Odense, Denmark
The Guardian
16 May 2007

In the land that launched the cartoons war between Islam and the west, Asmaa Abdol-Hamid finds herself on the frontline, gearing up for a new battle. The 25-year-old social worker, student and town councillor describes herself as a feminist, a... read more...

Monday, May 14, 2007

Planet Brown – a who’s who of his inner circle

The Guardian
12 May 2007

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At last, the would-be PM steps smiling into the light
Patrick Wintour Political Editor
The Guardian
12 May 2007

Gordon Brown will try to restore public trust in British politics by proposing an all-party convention that could pave the way for a written constitution. In an attempt to draw a line under damaging perceptions over sleaze and spin in the Blair era,... read more...

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Delta force

The Guardian
10 May 2007

Somewhere in the Niger delta, a score of fit young men grasp colonial-era British rifles, Kalashnikovs and a couple of heavy machine guns. Gun posts face the water to guard the rudimentary military camp with its wooden barracks, cookhouse and the only... read more...

The machine that is putting together the Stasi’s 600m-piece spy jigsaw
Kate Connolly Berlin
The Guardian
10 May 2007

A worker places a handful of paper scraps on to a conveyor belt, smoothing the crumpled pieces with the tips of her fingers. Words such as “expedient”, “conspiratorial”, “relationship” and “telephonist” are visible before they disappear into the... read more...

Today, the beginning of the end
Patrick Wintour Political editor
The Guardian
10 May 2007

Tony Blair will today return to Durham’s Trimdon Labour Club, and the room where he launched his Labour leadership campaign on June 11 1994, to announce that he is standing down as party leader, before finally endorsing Gordon Brown as his successor... read more...