Sunday, 31 January 2021

Should the Gitmo detainees be priority-vaccinated?

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Nearly 25 million Americans have now been vaccinated which is more than seven per cent of the population, still a low level but the programm...
Saturday, 30 January 2021

Afghanistan: war by troop numbers

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The analysis that went with my Times story on Afghanistan today: Ending the war in Afghanistan has been all about numbers. US troop numbers....
Friday, 29 January 2021

What Biden says according to his sign language interpreter

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It just made me laugh even though it's a serious matter. Joe Biden's sign language interpreter turns out to be a big Trump supporter...
Thursday, 28 January 2021

Covid vaccination is becoming increasingly political

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If only it were simple. You develop vaccines, make sure they are safe and super-efficient and then distribute them evenly throughout the wor...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Trump will never be impeached

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I think it's pretty safe to predict that Donald Trump, former president of the United States, will never be convicted on impeachment cha...
Tuesday, 26 January 2021

The UK's grim milestone

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Not only has the UK now confirmed the death of 100,000 people from Covid-19, but it is apparently the smallest country in the world to regis...
Monday, 25 January 2021

Future of Guantanamo in Biden's hands

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A FULLER VERSION OF MY STORY IN THE TIMES TODAY: The Pentagon is to review options for closing Guantanamo after President Biden indicated h...