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United States warns Turkey about coming WikiLeaks release

published by You on 28 November, 2010 - 00:02

The United States has notified Ankara that the expected new release of classified US documents may contain references to Turkey, a Turkish official said on Friday

Read more @ Todays Zaman

The files potentially contain information about Turkey helping militants in Iraq and America supporting the PKK in Northern Iraq (and Turkey).

Nato chiefs paid 'commander' a fortune for his secrets... but he was just a dodgy shopkeeper

published by You on 24 November, 2010 - 23:23

Taliban imposter: Nato chiefs paid 'commander' a fortune for his secrets... but in reality he was just a shopkeeper

It sounds like the plot from a spy novel or James Bond film.

But Nato chiefs in Afghanistan have been severely embarrassed by a shopkeeper who fooled them into thinking he was a ­Taliban commander during secret peace negotiations.

Astonishingly, the ruse went on for two months, during which time the ‘contact’ was paid a substantial sum of money.

Read more @ Daily Mail

[TV] Panorama: British Schools, Islamic Rules

published by You on 23 November, 2010 - 00:52

The blurb for the show from the iplayer page:

Investigation which uncovers disturbing evidence that some Muslim children are being exposed to extremist preachers and fundamentalist Islamic groups. We also expose the part-time schools where hate is on the curriculum. The programme asks why school inspectors have missed the warning signs and examines the impact this could have on young Muslims' ability to integrate into mainstream British life.

To me it seems like scaremongering mostly...

Children safer in Kabul than in Glasgow, London & New York

published by You on 22 November, 2010 - 09:58

Children safer in Kabul than in Glasgow, says Nato spokesman

Nato's leading civilian representative in Afghanistan, Mark Sedwill, makes comments in CBBC Newswround interview

Children in Kabul are safer than those in London and Glasgow despite the danger of unexploded bombs in the Afghan capital, according to Nato's leading civilian representative there.

Mark Sedwill said Kabul was also safer for children than New York.

Read more @ The Guardian

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