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‘Urgent Threats’ of Yesteryear

March 12, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

In the second article in his series, 'Contextualising the Threat of Islam', Richard Greeman looks back on the US government's long history of constructing official enemies to justify foreign aggression and domestic repression alike.

‘Islamism’ in the Western Imagination

March 5, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Richard Greeman kicks off his 16-part series, 'Contextualising the Threat of Radical Islam', by taking a critical look at the Western media's appropriation of World War Two terminology to legitimise the 'War on Terror'.