Air Drops For Syria – A Plan
With huge relief, but some trepidation, those of us who having been lobbying for air drops to feed the starving in Syria are delighted that…
May 2016
Things We Lost In The Mire 29
EURO FOOTBALL/ISIS – German intelligence has warned of ‘indications’ that Islamic State may be planning to target the UEFA European Championship games which begin on…
Sex, lies & Bill and other dirty words
To begin: a piece of political and movie miscellany that might have fallen through the cracks in your general knowledge. Did you know that the…
Exclusive: Iraq, Chilcot, and the Late Late Show
Was Britain’s war effort hobbled by Self-Inflicted Wounds? By military author and journalist Tim Ripley Already Fleet Street newspapers are starting to fill up with…
G7, Islamic State, And The Bottom Line
The leaders of the Group of 7 nations, meeting in Japan, are about to adopt a new ‘aggressive’ plan to combat the ‘financing of terrorism…
A Reader Replies: The Case For Remain
W&Y reader Peter Kennedy responds to Tuesday’s article arguing for Brexit. ‘Why the UK Should Remain in the EU. I have been a fan of…
A Reader Writes – Remain? Leave? D Day, June 23rd
W&Y reader Paul Corrick on the political decision of a lifetime: “I’ll be honest; I’m a political animal. I watch the news, read the papers,…
Things We Lost In The Mire – 28
SYRIA/RAQQA – It looks increasingly likely that an assault on the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa will begin within weeks. U.S backed Syrian opposition forces, including…
Letter from Nagorno Karabakh
By Guest Writer – Gwenan Edwards in Stepanakert. It’s Sunday morning in Stepanakert and Nikolai Nersisyan sits on a bench in the sunshine gazing at…
It’s Not ALL The Fault Of Sykes-Picot
In this week of the 100th anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement it is fashionable to nail it as the prime cause for all the travails…