Poetic Terrorism: Waiting for the Revolution

Waiting for the Revolution How is it that “the world turned upside-down” always manages to Right itself? Why does reaction always follow revolution, like seasons in Hell? Uprising, or the Latin form insurrection, are words used by historians to label failed revolutions — movements which do not match the expected curve, the consensus-approved trajectory: revolution, more »

What lies behind Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with Bahrain?

What lies behind Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with Bahrain? By Andrew Smith – New Internationalist – 14 March, 2014 On 14 March 2011 Saudi Arabia sent hundreds of troops into Bahrain to help crush a growing protest movement. More than 30 people died, hundreds were injured and thousands arrested. The response of the British government was more »