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Nigel West
Nigel West is the author of over twenty books and is a lecturer at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Washington, DC.
It wasn't torture
The issue of whether the techniques reach the American criminal test for torture has never been before a court.
ETA tottering
This latest blow to ETA threatens to be a final for the leadership which has seen six key members imprisoned in the past two years.
Falklands Oil Wars
British drilling for oil in the Falklands has prompted the deeply unpopular President Kirchner of Argentina to become bellicose.
X-rated x-rays
The introduction of full body scanners at Heathrow and Manchester airports is to be welcomed.
Campbell Tears Up
While Blair’s motives may have been honourable - a matter of debate - Campbell has form in peddling untruths.
9/11 Terror Trial
The unanswered question is why Holder is apparently so determined to hold the trial in such a risky environment.
Carve stars for them
The tragedy that occurred on 30 December in Afghanistan, represents one of the greatest setbacks ever sustained by the CIA.
The Christmas Day "Bomber"
The scale of the lapses in security when Abdulmutallab allegedly attempted to detonate a bomb sewn into his underwear is becoming clear
Native terrorists?
The arrest of five Americans Muslims is being interpreted as a US development in home-grown Islamic extremism.
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