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Understanding the Misunderstood

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The articles for year 2008 ...

The articles for year 2007 ...

The articles for year 2006 ...

The articles for year 2005 ...

The articles for year 2004 ...

A Dialogue of Civilizations? (2003-02-21)
A dialogue reflecting different views of freedom and morality ...
Answering Difficult Questions about the 9/11 (2003-03-17)
Some people still have difficulties in answering questions about the 9/11 ...
Are the US Winning or Losing the Global War on Terror? (2003-10-24)
Donald Rumsfeld asks questions about winning or losing the Global War on Terror ... we answer them.
Asylum, Immigration and Freedom of Movement (2002-05-25)
Asylum and immigration problems and solutions ...
A War on Iraq. Why Now? (2002-11-14)
Bush and Blair are still on course for a war with Iraq. But why now?
Blair Hypocrisy and the Way to Greatness (2003-02-22)
Tony Blair went to see the Pope to convince him of the morality of his war against Iraq ... and how Tony can achieve Greatness ...
British Children to be Sodomized at School at Taxpayers Expense - Why? (2003-03-19)
The duties of government ... and was Section 28 necessary?
Can a Reform of the Palestinian Authority Stop Violence in Palestine? And What Will? (2003-01-14)
The Tony Blair conference on a reform of the Palestinian Authority in London raises the question: "Can a reform of the Palestinian Authority resolve the Middle East Conflict?" To answer this question one needs to consider ...
Can the British Conservatives Rise back from the Ashes? (2003-10-30)
How can the British conservatives become a party of government?
Can the Christian Church Provide Moral Guidance to the Western World in the 21st Century? (2002-12-27)
Can the new Head of the Church of England succeed in his "moral crusade"? And what fundamental questions he has to answer in order to succeed?
Can the Iraq War be Stopped Now? (2003-04-01)
How the Iraq war can be stopped now without embarrassing Bush and Blair.
Can the Liberals Form the Next British Government? (2003-02-17)
With the continuous loss of credibility by the Blair government and the self-destruction of the Conservatives, the question arises ...
Church and State in Islam (2003-01-03)
... the current preoccupation by European and American experts and politicians with the issue of Church and State in Islam ... . But what is Church and State in Islam?
Clarification of the Legal Status of the US Presence in Iraq (2003-04-23)
Occupation? Liberation? ... from supra-national vigilantism to supra-national rule of law.
Crisis of Blairism or Crisis of Politics? (2003-07-15)
Blairism - what it is and where it will lead.
Definition of Terrorism (2002-07-14)
The word 'terrorism' defined non-politically.
Definitions of Truth and Falsehood (2003-08-18)
Truth and falsehood - what are they?
Describing the Undescribable - (What is God?) (2002-11-04)
We were asked: "If God cannot even be described, then how can one even claim to believe in something one can't define?" - We answer that question.
Dialog with a Lesbian (2003-03-31)
On female homosexuality and the role of sex in the Human Reproductive Process.
Education - Public or Private? (2002-07-05)
There is much fuss in the media about private tuition, but the real issue is ...
Education - Success or Failure? (2002-04-24)
Tony Blair says that his education policies have been successful. I do not know what are his criteria of success ...
False Moral Equivalence (2003-04-08)
Understanding the doctrine of False Moral Equivalence.
Fire Strike, Pickets, Blair Vision and Respect for Property (2002-11-22)
Examining the rights and wrongs of the fire-fighters dispute using the tools of truth, honesty and justice.
From the Bush Speech to the End of Violence, to the Bush Vision (2002-06-25)
How to stop the Middle East violence and to achieve the Bush Vision.
Funding Politics in Britain? (2002-04-17)
Politicians want the British public to finance their party politics from taxes ...
Games Politicians Play (2003-02-10)
Most people do not behave in a sincere straight-forward way, but play games ... an insight in gamy behaviour in modern politics.
Governing Iraq and Governing the World (2003-04-10)
With the government of Saddam Hussain destroyed who will govern Iraq and who will govern the World?
Government without Politics (2002-02-04)
Political government has been with us for so long that most people don't know the difference between 'politics' and 'government' ...
Has the Fall of Baghdad Made the Iraq War Legitimate? (2003-04-12)
With statues of Saddam Hussain being pulled down in Baghdad, has the Iraq war become justified?
Homosexual Marriages - Modernity or Peak of Absurdity? (2002-11-06)
A closer look at the issue of adoption of children by homosexual couples from prime principles.
Homosexuality - Crime, Sin, Mental Illness, Inborn Abnormality or Alternative Lifestyle? (2003-01-08)
Explanation of homosexuality from prime principles.
Homosexuality among Animals and Humans (2003-10-06)
Some people are seeking the truth about gay animals ...
House Prices and the Politics of Housing (2002-08-15)
With the house prices going through the roof, politicians and journalists are jumping up to identify the problems and offer their solutions ... But ...
How Bush Could Have Resolved the Middle East Crisis (2002-04-07)
President Bush's attempt to stop the Middle East crisis has failed. How could he have succeeded ...
How Tony Blair Got Caught in His Own Trap and How to Get out of It (2003-03-12)
How Tony Blair can get out of his self-made Iraq War predicament.
How to Resolve the British Fire Dispute (2002-11-24)
The solution to the problem to the current Fire Strike is obvious, but all the parties concerned cannot see it ...
How to Stop Islam? (2003-08-08)
Some people are asking, "How to stop Islam?" ...
How to Stop Terrorism (2001-10-16)
How George Bush could have stopped terrorism following the events of 11 September 2001.
Individual Freedom and the Duty to Educate (2003-02-24)
The dialogue reflecting different views of freedom and morality continues ...
Is Iran Next? (2003-09-17)
Is war against Iran the next step, or will the War on Terror stop in Iraq?
Is The Universe Football-Shaped? (2003-10-10)
Scientists say that The Universe is not infinite. Is this a real discovery or just another fascinating fallacy?
Islam in One Word (2003-03-31)
Explaining the essence of Islam in one word.
Islamic Trends in US and British Governments (2003-12-22)
Some Islamic trends in US and British government policies ...
Judaism, Christianity and Islam - A Clash of Civilizations? (2002-08-06)
The involvement of Muslims in the events of 9/11 has brought Islam into the limelight of the World Media. There are even talks of a Clash of Civilizations ... But what are Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
Judeo-Christian (Christeo-Judean) Tradition and Islam (2003-05-14)
The idea of a Judeo-Christian Tradition has been in fashion for some time ... But what is ... ?
Justice and the Key People (2003-08-03)
Who are the key people in The World Court of Justice? And can justice depend on key people?
Justice through the Ages (2001-12-12)
An overview of the evolution of administration of justice from tribal chiefs to independent courts, to the modern politicized justice, and to the formalized abstract justice of the World Court of Justice.
Justifying the War on Iraq (2003-02-04)
As the full-scale invasion of Iraq by the American forces is approaching, and the opposition to that war in Europe and the United States is growing, politicians, headed by Tony Blair, seek to justify this war ...
Lawlessness Begets Lawlessness and the Unipolar World Order (2003-05-15)
A blast in Riyadh, a blast in Chechnya, and British bombers in Israel ... can the War on Terror be won?
Legitimacy of Governments (2003-03-18)
An overview of methods and techniques used by governments to justify their powers and actions.
Liability of Heads of State for War Crimes (2003-02-25)
We are asked: Can a US president be liable for war crimes? ...
Making the Geneva Accord Work (2003-11-12)
How can the Geneva Accord resolve the issues behind the Middle East conflict ...
Making the Saudi Peace Proposal Work (2002-03-28)
Turning the Saudi Peace Proposal into reality.
Military Intelligence, Political Cunning, Human Stupidity and the Way to Peace in the Middle East (2002-07-25)
How Hamas could make themselves more effective, and resolve the Middle East Conflict.
Morality, Law and Religion (2003-06-01)
Treating morality, law and religion as separate parts of human existence is a modern western phenomenon. There is no such separation either in the Bible, or the Qur'an ...
National Sovereignty - Who Needs It? (2003-05-26)
With the emergence of multi-national entities, like the European Union, and the American War on Terror some people bemoan the loss of sovereignty by nation states ...
Negotiations about Talks and Talks about Negotiations (2002-08-12)
The search for peace in the Middle East is continuing, and so is the violence ... Why?
Osama and Omar Speak Again and Panic Grips London and New York - What Next? (2003-02-13)
With the War on Terror heating up from every side, where will it all take Mankind ...
Patriotism and the Love of Wars (2003-03-16)
With the opposition to the American war against Iraq growing in Britain and the US, will it change into patriotism, once the war begins? And ... what is patriotism, anyway?
Patterns of Crimes and Politics, and the Way to Victory (2003-03-30)
Behavioural patterns in the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, and how the US could have won the war.
Permissive Society and Educating the Educators (2003-05-20)
The French educators want to ban Muslim girls covering their hair at school ...
PoWs or Illegal Combatants? (2003-03-25)
The issue of prisoners of war, illegal combatants and the Geneva Convention.
Private and Public (2002-02-04)
The arguments about 'public' and 'private' dominated much of the 20th century and there is still no clarity what should be 'public' and what should be 'private' ...
Questions to World Leaders (2002-05-10)
Text of the World Court of Justice Questionnaire on resolution of the Middle East conflict sent to Bush and Blair.
Raising the Standards of Politics? (2002-03-19)
In connection with recent preoccupation with sleaze in Britain a journalist wrote an article in a British national daily entitled: "Raising the Standards of Politics in Britain". But is such thing possible?
Rejectionism - Whom to Blame for the Roadmap Failure? (2003-06-13)
What is rejectionism, and who is to blame for failure of the Roadmap for Peace in the Middle East.
Religion, Morality, Fear, Understanding and Modern Secularism (2002-12-26)
There is much confusion today about morality and religion. To unravel this confusion we shall look at the roots of this confusion.
Resolving Conflict Between Religion and Politics (2003-07-27)
Answering the question: "What are the possibilities for resolving conflict between religion and politics?"
Right v Left or Right v Wrong? (2002-04-25)
The turmoil in France at the electoral success of Jean-Marie Le Pen was echoed in Britain and all over Europe. The reason for the turmoil is that Le Pen is described as "far-right", while most other governments in Europe are described as "left", "center-left", "center", or "center-right" ...
Roadmap to Solution of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Can it Work? (2003-05-06)
How the Road Map proposals will resolve the issues behind the conflict ...
Sayings of a Modern Crusader and Educating America (2003-05-24)
Comments on a call for a Crusade against the House of Saud and condemnations of Islam ...
Should the Immigrants "Integrate"? (2002-04-24)
Riots in the North of England, and the anti-Muslim hysteria whipped up as part of the "War on Terror" campaign pushed the question of "integration" of the immigrants into the British Culture onto the 'political' agenda. And now with the electoral panic in France the issue is even more in the news ...
Should We Support Our Boys? (2003-03-26)
'Should We Support Our Boys?', ask not only American and British opponents of the war, but also Iraqi opponents of Saddam Hussain ... What is the answer?
Solution for the Middle East (2002-03-04)
The upsurge of violence in the Middle East in the wake of the "War on Terror" has prompted politicians to seek solutions to the "Middle East Crisis", but they all ignore the real issue behind the conflict ...
Spinning Another War? (2002-09-06)
Now that Bush and Blair are seeking to sell the World another War, it is time to examine their selling techniques ... .
Stopping Middle East Violence Now and Forever (2002-04-30)
In spite of the crisis drawing world attention from every side, there is still no clear understanding of the reasons for continuation of violence ...
Taxing the Rich and Understanding Social Justice (2003-06-25)
Can taxing the rich make us all better off?
The Aims of the US Foreign Policy and the Realities of the War on Terror (2002-11-11)
How War on Terror is advancing the aims of the American foreign policy.
The Birth of a Palestinian State, as President Bush has Promised (2003-04-04)
Whenever George Bush wants to attack a country he, or his spokesman Tony Blair, say something about a Palestinian State ... But what is this State?
The Dark Secret of the Life and Death of Abu Nidal (2002-08-25)
Who stood behind the master terrorist Abu Nidal?
The Dead, the Alive, and the Immortal (2003-03-23)
Will Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussain ever die? And how Bush and Blair can be saved from Eternal Damnation.
The Five Solutions to the Middle East Crisis (2003-02-27)
The Saudi, Netanyahu, Sharon, Bush and Blair Middle East plans compared.
The Four Wives of Mullah Omar and the Plight of the Lonely Wife (2002-10-25)
One of the most "objectionable" features of Islam from the point of view of its critics is "polygamy". But what is ... ?
The Lessons of Bali (2002-10-15)
Bali - Indonesia - Another big blast and some 200 victims. And the media and the politicals are ..., but what are the real reasons?
The Moral Stance of Tony Blair on the Iraq War (2003-02-19)
Having failed to justify the American War against Iraq on the grounds of disarmament Tony Blair turned to morality ... and has failed again ... Why?
The Moscow Theater - a Backstage View (What they did not tell us) (2002-10-31)
The freeing by the Russian Special forces of a few hundred hostages held by a Group of Chechens in a Moscow theater at the cost of over a 100 hostages dead has been in the news for the past few days ... but why did this incident happen? A blue-eyed, fair-haired Russian woman tells us why ...
The Obstacles to Peace in the Middle East (2002-04-13)
Politicians and experts, who cannot find the way to peace in the Middle East, are caught in the mesh of their own weaving ...
The Origins and Development of the War on Terror Doctrine and its Future Prospects (2002-09-08)
The War on Terror doctrine was conceived long before 9/11. Who is the architect of that doctrine, and where is it going to lead the World.
The Politics of Pensions (2002-07-12)
Pensions are again in the news in Britain ...
The Rights and Wrongs of the Trade Unions (2002-07-24)
The British trade unions are again in the news, and so are "strikes", "trade union powers", and something called "industrial relations" ... But what are ...?
The Role of the United Nations in the Modern World (2003-02-10)
The Role of the United Nations in the Modern World against the background of the US foreign policy.
The Secret of Saddam's WMD and Establishing Trust in Government (2003-06-09)
Has the British public been mislead by Tony Blair? ... and Trusting Government.
The Sincerity of Lying by Politicians and Learning to Discover the Truth (2003-02-09)
On sincerity and lies of politicians, and the ways of not becoming their victim ... and the traditional Blair dossiers ...
The Trial of Saddam Hussain (2003-12-16)
Saddam Hussain has been captured by the Americans and is to be put on trial ...
The UN and the US Predicament in Iraq (2003-08-21)
The reasons for the Iraq violence and can the US bring Iraq to normality?
The Veil and the Plight of the Unveiled Woman (2002-01-14)
Why do Muslim women cover their heads, faces and bodies?
The War for Peace? (2002-04-21)
Can "War on Terror" bring peace? Yes, it can. But not in the way intended by those who wage it ...
The Way back to Peace (2002-04-09)
What needs to be done to return to peace in the Middle East after the orgy of violence.
The World Court of Justice and the International Court of Justice Compared (2003-10-27)
People are asking to explain the difference between the WCJ and ICJ ...
Tony Blair and the Rogue States (2003-07-14)
Tony Blair is promoting the idea that the principle of non-intervention yields to the international responsibility to protect ... What are the implications?
Tony Blair Politics for 2003 (2003-01-05)
Tony Blair politics for 2003 on Iraq, Palestine, and War on Terror used to illustrate the differences between politics and government.
Trusting Government, Trusting Politicians, and the Cherie Blair Affair (2002-12-16)
Trusting government as an institution in the 21st century.
Turning the Other Cheek (2003-11-25)
How Turning the Other Cheek can be successful and where it fails ...
Turning the War from Inevitable to Avoidable (2003-03-05)
The Blair arguments for war shift to the patently immoral, but is the war inevitable?
Two Years of Wars and Terror and the Future Peace (2003-09-11)
Two years of wars and terror ... will there ever be peace?
Understanding Democracy (2003-11-22)
Democracy in government and decision-making.
Understanding Protests (2003-03-28)
Protests - what are they, and when are they justified?
Understanding the 'Isms' (2002-03-19)
Socialism, Capitalism, Islamism ... keep busy human minds and mouths, but what is the essence of them all? ...
Understanding Understanding (2003-06-02)
Consideration of the phenomenon of human understanding.
Unemployment and Worklessness - Life Cycle of a Political Myth (2002-11-07)
The British government are re-branding "unemployment" as "worklessness" - is this the end of another political myth?
War on Terror (2001-12-20)
The Afghan war has not ended terrorism. Can a war do it, and if not, then what could?
Was Mary Raped? (2003-06-20)
Some say Mary mother of Jesus was raped ... the evidence and the truth ...
WCJ Comments on President Bush's Speech on Resolving the Middle East Conflict - June 24, 2002 (2002-07-01)
Text of the World Court of Justice Comments on the Speech by G.W. Bush on The Middle East Conflict delivered by him on June 24, 2002 at the White House.
WCJ Comments on the National Security Strategy of the United States of America Report (September 2002) (2002-09-28)
The National Security Strategy of the United States of America report dated 17th September 2002 is a document that will have a profound influence on the life of Mankind in the coming years and decades. They can either usher in a new era of freedom, peace and security, or plunge Mankind into decades of destruction and bloodshed. The purpose of these comments is to help the American Government to develop the necessary objectivity and global world vision required for the success of their endeavour.
WCJ Comments on the Osama bin Laden Message to the American People (November 2002) (2002-12-04)
Osama bin Laden's Message to the American People is one of the most important documents that will affect the life of Mankind in the coming months, years and decades ...
WCJ Comments on the Remarks by G.W. Bush on The Middle East Conflict (2002-06-12)
Text of the World Court of Justice Comments on the Remarks by G.W. Bush on The Middle East Conflict following his meeting with Ariel Sharon on 2002-06-10.
What is Sodomized? (2003-07-16)
The meaning of the words "sodomy" and "sodomization" explained.
Who Can Stop the War in Palestine (2002-03-30)
The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan calls on Sharon and Arafat to stop the hostilities. But is he addressing the right people ?
Who Creates Social Problems and Why? (2002-04-17)
'Social problems' are back in fashion! Now, it is the Conservative Party who seek to get hold of that safety buoy ...
Who has Killed the Middle East Roadmap? (2003-09-05)
Some say the roadmap is dead, but was it ever alive?
Who Owns the Politicians? (2002-11-20)
Are 'our politicians' really ours? Exploring the demagogical usage of 'we'.
Who protects tyrants and incites wars? (2003-04-06)
We received an article saying that pacifists protect tyrants and incite wars. We comment on it.
Who Will Govern Iraq and Does It Matter? (2003-04-17)
Who Will Govern Iraq - US, UN, an Iraqi, Sunni, Shia, Kurd - and does it Matter?
Who Will Try Saddam Hussain, and Should it Matter? (2003-12-29)
The arguments about who should try Saddam still continue. But can the outcome of a trial depend on the judges?
Why Did They Die in Iraq? (2003-06-26)
British soldiers were killed in Iraq and the British politicians are asking - Why?
Why Terrorists Die Smiling? (2003-08-11)
Understanding the philosopy of the bomb.
Why the World Court of Justice (2001-10-16)
The motivation for the World Court of Justice.
Will the USA Become an Islamic State, Now That Saddam is Gone? (2003-05-01)
With the speculations about the possibility of an Islamic State in Iraq, it is time to ask ...
World Government - Ideal or Painful Necessity? (2003-02-16)
Those who defend the Iraq War as the only alternative, defend their own right to commit crimes with impunity ... the alternative to wars ...
World Role for Britain and Blair (2002-02-04)
Tony Blair wants a world role for Britain and himself. But is he the man for the job? And what is that job?

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