“Violent extremism is part of contemporary Australia”
I was just on the phone to a friend of mine who lives in Brighton, Melbourne, and mentioned to him how glad I was he wasn’t last night’s terrorist. Oh, …
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Saudi Arabia versus Iran – if only both sides could lose
Henry Kissinger famously said about the Iraq-Iran War of 1980-88 that it was one of those wars he wished both sides could lose. The conflict pitted a bloodthirsty but secular …
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The one where Poland became an anti-terrorist meme
Poland is in the news again, by not being in the news. Scan Twitter for the mentions of Poland and you will get a stream of recent tweets, of which …
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Nothing to do with something
Another day, another terrorist attack. And the hills of social media are alive with the sounds of often well meaning people telling us how this has nothing to do with …
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The “new normal” in London (UPDATED)
12:53pm: Now here is a crazy idea: maybe London police should carry firearms, you know, just in case there is crime, or terrorism? 12:47pm: The latest issue of the Islamic …
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Culturally appropriating Wonder Woman
Some time ago I blogged about how the communist China censors the Hollywood blockbusters we see, or rather how Hollywood preemptively censors itself in order to gain access to an …
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