Anyone who says a democratic country should have a unified legal system is called anti-Muslim.
Category: Latest News
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
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Ricky Gervais Does Socratic Dialogue With Self
‘He didn’t get his philosophy degree for nothing.’
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Galloway Says He Was Right to Blame Blair
Heckled in Commons, rapturously welcomed at SWP conference.
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Guardian Readers Unadmiring of Ali’s Analysis
A classic confusion of cause and consequence.
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Hitchens on Unappeasable Grievances
Unveiled women, the heresy of democracy, homosexuals, music, art, Jews, Hinduism…
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Trotting Out the Same Tired – What?
‘the bloody trail of blame leads straight to 10 Downing Street.’
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Amir Taheri: This Enemy Does Want Something
To take full control of your lives, dictate every move you make, and if you resist, kill you.
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Johann Hari: a Civil War Within Islam
Between democratic Muslims and fundamentalists who want to enslave or kill them.
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At Least Fifty Confirmed Dead in Bombings
About 4.5 kilograms of explosive for each blast.
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Chilean Court Strips Pinochet of Immunity
Accused of involvement in abduction and killing of political prisoners.
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Theologians Interested in Foucault
Especially in US, which is more ‘open’ to religion.
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Judith Butler One of Most Important People in World
Academic superstar.
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Jargon Not a Monopoly of Theorists
Jargon, wordiness and evasiveness in business-speak: the Obscurity Trap.
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Wisdom from Tariq Ali
Londoners have ‘paid the price for the re-election of Blair.’
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London Under Attack
Arab sources claiming Al-Qaeda are responsible.
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Explosions at London Underground Stations, Bus
Aldgate East-Liverpool Street; Russell Square-King’s Cross; Edgware Road; Tavistock Square.
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Reporters’ Log
BBC reporters with updates around London.
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Group Claims Responsibility for Attacks
‘The Secret Organisation of al-Qaida in Europe’ makes statement on website.
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Death Toll Rises to 37
Don’t let the frighteners win, Blair says.
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Crops Fail Across Southern Africa
The World Food Programme cites erratic weather, problems with fertiliser and seeds.