ISIS the world’s richest terror army (BBC This World documentary) (video)

In September, I blogged about the hollow morality of the UK & US refusing to pay hostage ransoms to ISIS because it “rewards” the crime and “puts others lives at risk”. Apart from saving lives, among the key reasons for …

Raising the UK terror threat level from “be afraid” to “panic” feeds public fear and that is what the government wants (video)

Theresa May has raised the UK government‘s official measure of the likelihood of a terrorist attack on British soil to “severe” from “substantial”.  Exactly what are ordinary members of the public supposed to do with that information?  There is nothing meaningful …

Does refusing to pay ransoms to ISIS prevent further terrorism? (video)

The US Treasury Department estimates that various European nations have paid around US$168m in ransom money to jihadist abductors, including Islamic State (IS), since 2008 – an average of US$28m per year.  This number is denied by the German, French, …

Why is the US congress refusing to fund the release of innocent prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay (video)

Lt Cmdr Charles Swift explains why holding innocent people in Guantanamo Bay is anti-American. Guantanamo Bay continues to shame the US around the world. Over 100 prisoners in Gitmo have been on hunger strike for some 6 months in protest at their detention.  Most of …