"Judith Butler analiza los razonamientos hegemónicos según los cuales hay vidas que merecen el luto y otras que no, discute las implicaciones políticas de la soberanía a la luz de la existencia de los prisioneros de Guantánamo y argumenta en contra de los controles y la censura …
Terrorism: theirs & ours
by Ahmad, Eqbal, Bersamian, David
fromOpen media pamphlet series
Terrorism: theirs and ours
by Barsamian, David, Ahmad, Eqbal
fromOpen media pamphlet series
Discusses the term "terrorist" in comparison to "freedom fighter," as the two concepts are perceived in American politics, and offers the author's comments on his return from a trip to Afghanistan to interview Osama bin Laden.
Terrorism: theirs & ours
by Barsamian, David, Ahmad, Eqbal
fromOpen media pamphlet series
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan received a group of bearded turban-wearing men who looked like they came from another century. After receiving them in the White House, Reagan spoke to the press, referring to his foreign guests as "freedom fighters." These were the Afghan mujahi…
Terrorism: theirs and ours
by Barsamian, David, Ahmad, Eqbal
fromOpen media pamphlet series
Discusses the term "terrorist" in comparison to "freedom fighter," as the two concepts are perceived in American politics, and offers the author's comments on his return from a trip to Afghanistan to interview Osama bin Laden.
"Fiona de Londras presents an overview of counter-terrorist detention in the US and the UK and the attempts by both states to achieve a downward recalibration of international human rights standards as they apply in an emergency. Arguing that the design and implementation of thi…