http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism_opendemocracy_tags/11_m_trial Comments for "11-M trial" en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/global_politics/11M#comment-438116 Fred Halliday adresses a lack of investigation in the terror trials and totally fails to mention the suspicions against members of the executive which have been proclaimed regarding Madrid, London and New York and the connections between the "terrorists" and the security apparatus. To call the alleged terrorists "sorcerer's apprentices" exactly matches that point. If Halliday believes in sorcery, then a forum to discuss real politic is probably not the best place for his view. What he captures right is the majority's discurse, but where he fails is to adress the "many questions unanswered". There are much more then his article may make us believe. He could have asked why there are "failure[s] to examine the causes" but in this issue he commits "a failure to examine the causes" himself. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:55:36 +0000 Peter Maffia comment 438116 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/global_politics/11M#comment-437841 Those found guilty of murdering innocent people will earn time off for good behavior. I guess 8 years will be the max served! When you lose your culture, your sense of right and wrong, you lose everything. Know your friends well, keep them close; know your enemies better to defeat them. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:15:20 +0000 kerrywinn comment 437841 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/madrid_trial_060707#comment-435093 Yes, thanks very much for these updates. I'm not sure, however, how successful the process will be as a model for dealing with terrorism when you consider the heavy politicization of the proceedings. Let's see what happens in October with the sentencing Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:08:24 +0100 nick_myst comment 435093 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism/madrid_trial_060707#comment-435062 Hey Luisa, this was really helpful, the trial got no coverage in the English language media. People talk about a "global struggle" against terrorism but there is much less solidarity than these words suggest. Thank you very much for all your hard work, really appreciated, Anthony Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:28:37 +0100 Anthony Barnett comment 435062 at http://www.opendemocracy.net