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LibLink… Paddy Ashdown: It’s not a fight against “us”, it’s Islam vs Islam

Mali rebel - License Some rights reserved by MagharebiaIn an article in today’s Times, Paddy Ashdown concedes that David Cameron is probably right that the so-called War on Terror (a term Paddy dislikes) will go on for another decade. Paddy argues that we need to recognise that the way western countries have been operating doesn’t work. What is needed now is to recognise that the fight is between different factions of Islam. It should be our job to help out moderate governments where we can.

He outlined why the “invasions, main battle armies and occupation” of

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  • User AvatarSnagglepus 23rd May - 5:32pm
    "it was Clegg who sounded more like a statesman." Nick Clegg was like an early Greek god. A true Titan. In fact, these days they...
  • User AvatarEwan Hoyle 23rd May - 5:19pm
    Lester I think you underestimate how essential media coverage was to their likely plan. If they had known that media coverage would have been absolutely...
  • User AvatarEwan Hoyle 23rd May - 5:12pm
    Lucas, I accept that your answer to the question is an emphatic NO, but I believe the government have at least a duty to inform...
  • User Avatarmatt 23rd May - 5:06pm
    The only censorship that should have occurred, should have been Blurring out the image of the terrorist from the neck down, so as to spare...
  • User AvatarCaron Lindsay 23rd May - 4:52pm
    Do you think Ajmal would write for us, Lester?
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