David Cameron says radical cleric Abu Qatada should have been deported to Jordan “years ago” and he still wants to see this happen.

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PM: Qatada outcome ‘unacceptable’

Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK’s Special Immigration Appeals Commission.

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Radical cleric Qatada given bail

War, said James Madison, is “the true nurse of executive aggrandizement.” Randolph Bourne, the radical essayist killed by the influenza unleashed by World War I, warned, “War is the health of the state.” Hence Barack Obama’s State of the Union hymn: Onward civilian soldiers, marching as to war. Read full article > >

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Obama to the nation: Onward civilian soldiers

Radical plans to reduce the number of parliamentary seats by a quarter in Wales are unveiled by the Boundary Commission.

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MPs’ seats ‘to be cut by quarter’

The chair of the Welsh Language Society – Cymdeithas yr Iaith – says the group will have to change “radically” in its 50th year.

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Language body’s ‘radical’ change

Boko Haram, a radical Muslim sect waging an increasingly sophisticated sectarian fight, claimed the attack on the church near Abuja that killed at least 25 as well as a second bombing in Jos.

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Explosion Rips Through Catholic Church in Nigeria

JERUSALEM — Defying a crackdown on Jewish extremists ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vandals set fire to a mosque in the West Bank on Thursday and defaced it with Hebrew graffiti after Israeli forces tore down structures in an unauthorized settlement outpost. The arson attack in the Palestinian village of Burqa, near Ramallah, was the latest in a string of similar attacks on mosques in the West Bank. It came a day after an unused mosque was vandalized in a Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem. Read full article > >

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Vandals torch West Bank mosque, Jewish extremists suspected

BERLIN — Amid crushing unemployment, slashed benefits and deep pessimism about Europe’s future stands one beacon of cheer this holiday season: Germany, where shoppers are spending more than they have in years. The country whose leaders have the most power to address the euro crisis is also the one that has been most insulated from its effects, resulting in an unhurried pace to address the continent’s problems as others gnash their teeth. While Germany preaches the virtues of governments not spending more than they have, its own means have proved expansive, with unemployment the lowest in decades and government benefits largely untouched. Read full article > >

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Germany’s shoppers are still spending

This month, in what is now called Rabin Square, an event took place marking the 16th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at a peace rally by right-wing radical Yigal Amir. The commemoration began at around 7:30 PM Saturday night, with thousands showing up to pay their respects to the late Prime Minister. Many, including Yossi Sarid of the Meretz Party, Hagit Ofran of Peace Now, and Eldad Yaniv of the National Left, spoke to those gathered, offering Israel’s struggling and wounded left-wing words of solace and encouragement.

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A Lesson Not Yet Learned: How the Left in Israel has Hijacked the Memory of Yitzhak Rabin

A package of “radical reforms” aimed at making it easier for British firms to bid for government contracts is to be revealed by the government.

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Ministers to ‘simplify’ contracts

Ryanair’s announcement about the possibility of in-flight pornography may seem radical, but passengers have already been indulging in racy content on their digital devices.

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Noticed: Pornography on Airplanes, Where You Can’t Look Away

This time, the mass market is leading the avant garde. And it is Beyonce who is pushing the boundaries. Granted, the pop star has done nothing radical or unusual. But by virtue of her enormous celebrity, Beyonce has attracted wide attention to one of the world’s most common creative strategies: the art of stealing. Read full article > >

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Beyonce: “Countdown” video and the art of stealing

Though several YouTube clips portray him as a radical, many of Dr. Norman Finkelstein’s ideas and resolutions to the Israel-Palestine conflict are so reasonable that it is no wonder his opponents try to silence and/or discredit him (in fact, an acquaintance of mine complained he wasn’t radical enough!). Speakers can easily be put-down as “extremist” or “anti-Semitic” when their ideas are radically out of the norm. But with Finkelstein these labels go down like a lead balloon.

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“There Has Not Been a Peace Process; There Has Been an Annexation Process”: Norman Finkelstein Discusses the Israel-Palestine Conflict

The Bank of England needs a “radical shake-up” to prevent future financial crises, according to the Treasury select committee.

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MPs seek Bank of England shake-up

TEHRAN — A proposal by Iran’s supreme leader to radically alter the country’s constitution and abolish the presidency is drawing praise from his supporters but criticism from influential politicians. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader for life in 1989 by Shiite Muslim clerics, said in a speech last week that, if deemed appropriate, Iran could do without a president. The post is currently held by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 reelection was disputed by opponents and led to months of street protests. Read full article > >

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Iran’s supreme leader floats proposal to abolish presidency