Tag Archives: terror

Random acts of brutality

Posted on July 15, 2016 by henry tapper

  Once more we awake to news of a random atrocity which frightens us for it proximity and for its senselessness. Were Nice not so close, their Promenade des Anglais almost ours, then this would not be a proximate act of … Continue reading →

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What happened in Paris makes me want to win peace – not war!

Posted on November 14, 2015 by henry tapper

In Paris there has been a massacre. Every week in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and in many African countries, there are massacres. In Syria, every day is a day of massacres. Massacres of people whose lives are as important as our … Continue reading →

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Imaginary terror exposed

Posted on August 30, 2013 by henry tapper

The decision by the House of Commons not to agree (even in principle) to Britain’s military intervention in Syria was surprising and uplifting. There will be three immediate consequences. 1. We will not open yet another front on the war … Continue reading →

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