red pepper issue144 august 2006

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G-had in the U.K.

COVERSTORY

20The Sun dubs him the ‘suicide bomb rapper’, and two MPs have called for his arrest. But with the government and mainstream media limiting debate on the causes of terrorism, Aki Nawaz of Fun-da-mental tells Angela Saini he’s prepared to risk his liberty to challenge received wisdoms

Guantánamo Bay: the tide turns 22The Bush administration has received a legal setback over its detention without trial of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. But only public opinion and protest can be expected to shut down the camp, says Anthony Arnove

Cover photograph by Vincent Bouchard

regulars 04Letters Agony Subcommandauntie

06Activision Around the left in 30 days – UK Asylum Watch: NHS– no entry Know your enemy: The security Olympics Guerrilla guides: Video killers Natural born rebel: Malcolm Kendall-Smith A day in the life: Still seeking justice for Jean 13World Around the left in 30 days – World Temperature Gauge: How rationing would affect the fuel-poor Gaza stripped What next for East Timor? Afghanistan: Back to the burqa 38Infrared In the kingdom of the blind

39Rear view When evil-doing comes like falling rain

The tax avoiders’ chancellor 24The UK is at the centre of abuses of the tax system worldwide. And Gordon Brown is encouraging it under the guise of ‘competitiveness’. Richard Murphy and John Christensen report on the tax avoiders’ chancellor

Private practice 28The government is proceeding with the privatisation of NHS services, but in the process it is uniting doctors and local communities in opposition. Alex Nunns reports on the rush to the market in health care – and the fight against it

One day at a time 30Gordon Brown’s endorsement of a new nuke to replace Trident makes it a safe bet that he’s one former antinuclear campaigner who won’t be joining the non-stop blockade of the Faslane base starting in October. Lots of other people are signing up, though. Roz Paterson considers the issues

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review Dying for the cause 32Virtually every systematic use of suicide bombing has seen the protagonists acclaimed as ‘martyrs’ by the organisations responsible for sending them. Matthew Carr investigates the political roots of modern martyrdom 34Book reviews Arts reviews

coming soon 9/11 five years on The Challenges of political Islam David Cameron’s think tank offensive Bolivia’s new politics on the web Focus on the Middle East Israel-Lebanon: Uri Avinery on ’the Real Reason’ for Israeli agression

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