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Worry of the Week – 4 October 2015: Syria

Heather Hastie — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 00:34:34 +0000

In reality, Syria has been a worry for years. Bashar al-Assad took over the presidency, the role of commander-in-chief of the Syrian armed forces, and the leadership of the ruling Ba’ath party on his father’s death in 2000. For several reasons, including his British education and wife, there was hope he would be a reformer. […]

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The Effects of Terror

Heather Hastie — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:30:50 +0000

On Tuesday 10 February 2015, Sydney Police arrested two Muslim men. They had received information that they planned to carry out a random murder that day. On raiding the men’s home the police found a hunting knife, a DAESH flag and a self-made video describing their motivations the BBC reports. The men were apparently previously […]

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Calling it like it is: Islamic Terrorism

Heather Hastie — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 22:06:36 +0000

In the United States there is a growing rift between Democrats and Republicans on how to describe the terrorism in the Middle East and northern Nigeria. (As if politics in America needed any more rifts!) The Obama administration will not use the word “Islamic” in conjunction with “terrorism”. This decision is supported by the far […]

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Election Day in the US of A

Heather Hastie — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:37:54 +0000

It seems the American federal government is constantly in electioneering mode. The latest one comes to an end today, with the likely result that the Republican party will retain control of Congress and gain control of the Senate. As usual in the sixth year of a US president’s term, Americans are tiring of having the […]

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Obama vs Reagan on Russia: The Bogus GOP Comparison

Heather Hastie — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:33:57 +0000

Whenever President Vladimir Putin of Russia is in the media due to his regular land-grabbing actions, the right-wing media in America take the opportunity to contrast certain aspects of his personality with President Barack Obama in an attempt to undermine Obama. They quote such polls as the one published by YouGov in March in which […]

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Obama vs ISIL

Heather Hastie — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:18:05 +0000

President Barack Obama has received much criticism, especially domestically, for his foreign policy, and it has to be said that much of that criticism is justified. However, his strategy in relation to the self-styled Islamic State is a good one, and has a far better chance of success than any proposed by his opponents. His […]

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