Uncategorised<\/a> <\/a>\n<\/li>\n <\/a>\n<\/li>\n <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Quicksilver Films should win every prize for last night\u2019s Dispatches on the Mumbai murders. The most disgusting aspect of what I saw and heard were the recorded telephone conversations of the gunmen with their controllers in Pakistan. The latter were offering tactical advice according to what they were viewing on television. One hopes the British counter-terrorism community is prepared for how to deal with such an eventuality.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n standpoint-logo <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Israel has one \u2013 but have you heard about the others? <\/p>\n Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. During that time scores of other barriers and walls have gone up around the world as documented in a fascinating report by the BBC<\/a>. <\/p>\n anonymous<\/a> <\/p>\n Uncategorised<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n standpoint-logo <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Times are tough in Afghanistan right now. British forces have long been under attack in Helmand where scores of troops have been lost to the Taliban.<\/p>\n anonymous<\/a> <\/p>\n Uncategorised<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n standpoint-logo <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Alaa al-Aswany<\/a> is a good novelist. I enjoyed the Yacoubian building<\/a>, a clever and witty exposition of Egypt after the rise of Nasser. Aswany\u2019s writing has sensitively chronicled modern Egypt ever since. All this makes his paranoid ramblings<\/a> in the Guardian on Monday even more disappointing.<\/p>\n anonymous<\/a> <\/p>\n Uncategorised<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Hong Kong\u2019s struggle for freedom is inspirational. But outsiders must help by challenging police violence<\/p>\n Dimon Liu<\/a> <\/p>\n Features<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cData, like the jungle, is neutral. But its users are not.\u201d<\/p>\n Charles Parton<\/a> <\/p>\n Features<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Investigating the assassination of a Maltese journalist has been a masterclass in legal ping-pong<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\nThe riddle of the car bomb and the lucky gambler<\/a> <\/h3>\n