Some reasonable points from Jack Straw PM, which have even improved my opinion of him somewhat. A mea culpa for Iraq, and a warning over incorrect responses to major attacks, such as 9-11. He went on… (View Post)

His new book on Technofeudalism looks relatively interesting, but he's falling more often into the trap of being a bit of a deliberate controversialist these days, which is disappointing. Disapp… (View Post)

Netanyahu is a past war criminal, as are Hamas. Nothing good comes from all this. (View Post)

Plato couldn't have put it better himself. Western democratic development of two millennia summed up in one sentence. In fact, this approach is already very popular in Tehran and Moscow. And inc… (View Post)

It's a backward part of the world. Hamas are exceptionally backward, and Israel is unfortunately also increasingly run by religious fanatics, who will soon outnumber all else in population. Iran… (View Post)