Vikram Dodd

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The attacks on London of July 7 2005 triggered a searching debate about the ability of the police and MI5 to cope with the threat of terrorism. Some people said that we needed further curbs on civil liberties; some pointed the finger at British Muslims and demanded more cooperation from them. But it is the competence of the security services that is now in question after revelations from the trial that ended yesterday at the Old Bailey with five men found guilty of plotting to cause mass murder in Britain using fertiliser-based explosives. Some of those convicted yesterday were seen by MI5 meeting two of the July 7 bombers.…  Seguir leyendo »

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It would be the ideal spot for a beachside birthday party. Surrounded by a turquoise sea, palm trees and white sand, the US detention camp at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba was five years old yesterday. Tony Blair calls it an "anomaly", but the evidence is overwhelming. Camp Delta, which still houses 470 men never convicted of any crime, is a torture camp. That should be the starting point of any debate about what is acceptable in the west's fight with Islamist extremists. More than 750 men have passed through the camp, with nearly half being released. Many prisoners, past and present, have given consistent and repeated testimony of serious abuses and ill treatment.…  Seguir leyendo »