The depraved heroes of 24 are the Himmlers of Hollywood - Slavoj Žižek
In this short article Žižek shows how the popular TV series is essentially a reflection of newly acceptable fascistic behaviour - torture, expendability of subordinates - in the 'war on terror', concluding that "24's real problem [is] not the content itself but the fact that we are being told openly about it."
On security and terror - Giorgio Agamben
"We can say that politics secretly works towards the production of emergencies." A short article written in response to the 9-11 attacks by the philosopher Giorgio Agamben published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung [Frankfurt general newspaper] September 20, 2001.
1958-1990: Operation Gladio, Italy
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 17 2006 22:21
The history of the secret neo-fascist army in Italy set up ostensibly to resist Soviet invasion, but in reality to be used in the event of the working class growing too strong once again.
1969-?: The strategy of tension in Italy
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 17 2006 22:12
Information about the Italian state's "Strategy of Tension" policy in which it carried out terrorist attacks against its own people in order to blame the left and anarchists.
"State-Fetishism": some remarks concerning the Red Army Faction - by A. Grossman
Submitted by Red Marriott on Jul 7 2006 19:53
McDonalds, 9-11 and US foreign policy
Submitted by libcom on May 7 2006 16:53
Statement by Glasgow MWR following a statement issued by the McDonalds corporation following the September 11th attacks covering the attacks, the war, and McDonalds itself.
BNP leader resigns amid assassinations claim
Submitted by libcom on Apr 10 2006 11:59
Earlier this year, Tony Lecomber, the BNP's second most senior member resigned following rumours that he had approached a Liverpool BNP member to get him to carry out assassinations.
Guantanamo actors detained at airport
Submitted by libcom on Feb 21 2006 13:33
Actors who played Guantanamo Bay detainees in the movie 'Road to Guantanamo' have been detained under the terrorism act upon returning to the UK from the Berlin film Festival.
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