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“Democracy in a cartoon”

by Ibn Warraq

2 March 2006

The Danish caricatures bring the most important problem of our times up: the freedom of expression. Are we Westerners going to give in to the pressures of a medieval society or are we going to defend our most valuable worth: freedom, the freedom of expression, an achievement for which millions (…)

“The main witness in favour of the Mehlis report is a known fraudster who has boasted about being paid for his statements”

by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

22 November 2005

There are serious doubts about the credibility of the statements of the main witness upon which the Detlev Mehlis’ investigation was based on. Detlev Mehlis is the UN special investigator of the assassination of Hariri. Suheir al-Sadik and is, in fact, a known con man who has been convicted (…)

“We are completely sure we will lose the appeal”

by Robert R. Amsterdam

27 September 2005

Michael Khodorkovski shares a cell with other 15 prisoners. It is a difficult situation, especially after the week-long hunger strike, which recently finished. His life is not endangered but it is about something serious, especially because after the hunger strike he no longer received (…)

“The EU money should be for employment, not for cows”

by Tony Blair

29 June 2005

I am a convinced European and the passionate supporters of Europe should back the reforms. We should be honest regarding the European challenges, and also listen to what the voters say. We need a Europe adapted to the conditions of the 21st century. That is why, as other four countries, the (…)

“We Must Declare War on Islamic Propaganda”

by Ayaan Hirsi Alí

9 June 2005

Soon there will begin the trial against the murderer of Theo van Gogh. I had asked Theo to accept official protection, but told me that he didn’t want the Dutch police in his house. In the film Submission, on which I participated, his intention was to be provocative. He underestimated the (…)

“We must Europeanize the Balkans”

by Hans Koschnick

19 May 2005

The fragmentation of Yugoslavia not only led to the emergence of independent countries but pushed them out of their space. Slovenia, a prealpine-seen country has stronger ties with Friuli, Veneto or Austria than with Croatia. On the other hand, Croatia threatens with making an Anschluss to the (…)