The murder of an Afghan woman because she was accused of having an affair demonstrates the cruel misogyny that typically accompanies Islam.

The official, Sharaf, said that she should instead have been put on trial. That reflects the fact that Islamic law is guilty of cruel misogyny.

Christianity used to carry similar misogyny, and for US theocratic Christians it still does so to some extent.

On the same day as the "1984 day" protests, the US closed several embassies and consulates in response to a high volume of "chatter". In other words, nothing specific.

No terrorist act has been reported, but they can always say they prevented one.

The US government has been caught using "terror alerts" for political purposes before.

Uri Avnery addresses what will need to be done to remove various groups of Israeli colonists from expropriated West Bank land.

Transgender people in Greece are being systematically imprisoned without criminal charges, along with homeless people, prostitutes, immigrants and people infected with HIV.

Who will be next?

The official who organized the use of Guantanamo prison now says it was fundamentally wrong.