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We live, after all, in a world where illusions are sacred and truth profane.
The Clash of Fundamentalism (2002)
Torture, encouraged from above, became a fact of life [in occupied Iraq]. Perhaps some good liberal apologist for Blair will soon explain how democratic torture is much nicer than authoritarian torture.
The Clash of Fundamentalism (2002)
What accounts, then, for his elevation to a cult figure?
Winston Churchill: his times, his crimes (2022)
Revolutionary periods invariably encompass a huge fluctuation of political consciousness that can never be registered accurately by any referendum.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)
Why is insurrection an art? Because an armed uprising against he capitalist state or occupying imperialist armies has to be choreographed with precision, especially during its final stages.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)
The reality of women in Islam is a prefabricated destiny.
The Clash of Fundamentalism (2002)
Had the United States remained neutral, as a majority of the country wanted, a ceasefire and truce between the British and German empires would have been the only realistic solution.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)
Even if you reject everything, it is always better to know what it is you are rejecting.
The Clash of Fundamentalism (2002)
One could add that the manufactured love for Churchill, and the uses made of him, came to embody the nostalgia for an Empire that was long gone.
Winston Churchill: his times, his crimes (2022)
Every time the Palestinians have tried non-violence it has failed. [Since October 7] there's been a huge shift. Why? Because the resistance has resumed.
Time, then, to bury Lenin's body and revive some of his ideas. Future generations in Russia might realise that Lenin still has a bit more to offer than [[w:Pyotr Stolypin|Prince Stolypin.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)
The Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province had been through a brutal process of ethnic cleansing.
Uprising in Pakistan (2018)
One of the worst criminals Europe ever produced was Leopold of Belgium, whose ownership of and brutalities in the Congo led to the deaths of several million Africans.
Winston Churchill: his times, his crimes (2022)
Not even the largest party can 'make' or 'steal' a revolution, but the success of such an endeavor depends on the ability, lucidity, energy and single-mindedness of a revolutionary party when confronted with a prerevolutionary crisis.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)
For all their incoherence and senseless rage, their message is attractive to those layers of the population who yearn for some order in their lives. If the fanatics promise to feed them and educate their children they are prepared to forgo the delights of CNN and BBC World.
The Clash of Fundamentalism (2002)
Tragedies are always discussed as if they took place in a void, but actually each tragedy is conditioned by its setting, local and global. The events of 11 September 2001 are not exception.
The Clash of Fundamentalism (2002)
Stupidity knows no bounds, especially when fuelled by narcissism and a tongue laced with demagogy. There is no other way to describe George Galloway's absurd and offensive suggestion that Bradford should impose a total ban on Israeli tourists.
History handed Lenin a gift in the shape of the First World War. He grasped it with both hands and used it to craft an insurrection. It is revolutions that make history happen. Liberals of every sort, with rare exceptions, are found on the other side.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)
... importance of the Falklands conflict in re-launching Churchill.
Winston Churchill: his times, his crimes (2022)
In State and Revolution. the unfinished theoretical text interrupted by the revolution, Lenin abandoned all references to the divide between Russia and Western Europe that had littered previous writings.
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution (2017)