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The NYT is back on form

Posted on Monday 15 April 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Yesterday the New York Times published a piece by a Yemeni citizen, Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, who’s been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay without charge for more than 11 years (here). Hats off to the NYT, because the mainstream media … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Peasants of America from the Top 2%

Posted on Sunday 31 July 2011 by Rob Godfrey

I realise that as someone who’s not an American citizen I will probably get crucified for my strong views about the US deficit crisis (still unresolved at the time of writing), so here’s something that’s been doing the rounds today, … Continue reading →

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Libya and al-Qaeda

Posted on Monday 9 May 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Here’s a video report from the New York Times, made last week following the death of Osama bin Laden. It’s about the town of Darnah, in Libya, which used to be a hotbed of Islamic extremists…

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