Category Archives: terrorism
links for 2007-12-07: string vests, punch bags, robot violinist, henge tunneling, lyrical terrorist
eBay Seller: crystal passion dezigns ltd: Men’s Clothing, Men’s Accessories items on eBay.co.uk String vests not becoming historical garb, despite the Guardian’s daft story. I do not own a string vest, alas. (tags: string-vest ebay BBC daft) Store withdraws man-shaped … more…
links for 2007-11-12: engineers, embattled churches, magenta and lavender
Crooked Timber » » Engineers of Jihad engineers predisposed to (right wing) extremism? Worth chasing up the earlier thread too (tags: psychology jihad terrorism engineering) Norfolk battle training area churches Another venture into another exclusion zone, via nyplep (tags: history … more…
Theatre of war
I was stopped and searched under the Terrorism Act, on my way through Euston station. Sniffer dog and flamboyantly over-equipped uniformed hat, who at least was reasonably polite about it. As he said, he didn’t actually suspect me of anything. … more…
Foundation of the foundation
War of the worlds – the speculations last year concerning the origins of the name, al-Qaida have not only failed to go away, they have provided Giles Foden with the meat for an intriguing essay in yesterday’s Guardian: “This peculiar … more…
First synthetic virus created
First synthetic virus created “Responding to criticisms that such research could lead to bioterrorists engineering new lethal viruses” says here, “the scientists behind the experiment said that only a few people had the knowledge to make it happen”. “To construct … more…
FBI says shoe bomber had help
BBC News | AMERICAS | FBI says shoe bomber had help – “FBI investigators believe Richard Reid… must have had help planning such a sophisticated attack”. If the FBI considers this spectacularly inept suicide attack “sophisticated”, you have to wonder … more…
George Monbiot: Backyard terrorism
Backyard terrorism – George Monbiot sets Dubya’s anti-terrorist rhetoric in perspective. (Guardian)
Eliminate the Tools of Future Terrorism
Eliminate the Tools of Future Terrorism, says Mikhail Gorbachev (finally tracked a copy down at Common Dreams)
Haruki Murakami Analyzes Terrorists and Their Victims
Haruki Murakami Analyzes Terrorists and Their Victims – just finished reading his Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World, and it was astonishing. (Random Walks again)
Hijacker ‘given anthrax flask by Iraqi agent’
Hijacker ‘given anthrax flask by Iraqi agent’ – and so, just when there was nothing left to bomb in Afghanistan… (Times, via RW)