Second ‘underpants bomb’ plot shows Al-Qaeda still dangerous
May 10, 2012
There have been two major news stories in the past week that seemingly give off opposing views on the danger posed by Al-Qaeda. To mark the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden last week, the US government authorised the release of seventeen documents captured in his compound in Pakistan. This selective handful …
The trial of Anders Breivik: The rise and rise of the far right
April 17, 2012
The murder trial of Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik began this week. In court today, the 33-year-old described his killing spree on 22 July last year as ‘the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack committed in Europe since the second world war.’ Breivik bombed government buildings in the the Norwegian capital of Oslo, killing eight people. …