RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
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The Fighting Quaker's change of heart
RICHARD MAUNDERS recalls the Damascene conversion of Marine Corp Major General Smedley Darlington Butler's
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
The UN blames gangs for Haiti’s turmoil, while ignoring decades of foreign intervention and support for an unelected government that lie at the heart of the country’s continuing crisis, says RUBEN BRETT
"I served in all commissioned ranks from second lieutenant to major general.
"And during that period I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for big business, for Wall Street and for the bankers.
"In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. I suspected I was just part of the racket all the time. Now I am sure of it."
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