Seumas Milne
Seumas Milne is a Guardian columnist and associate editor. He was the Guardian's comment editor from 2001 to 2007 after working for the paper as a general reporter and labour editor. He has reported for the Guardian from the Middle East, eastern Europe, Russia, south Asia and Latin America. He previously worked for the Economist and is the author of The Enemy Within and The Revenge of History and co-author of Beyond the Casino Economy. Twitter: @SeumasMilne
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The crucifixion of Greece is killing the European projectThis attempt to turn Athens into a debt colony will fail – and open the way to the breakup of the eurozone
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By scapegoating Muslims, Cameron fuels radicalisationMinisters foster terror with their wars. Now they attack liberties at home in the name of British values
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There’s no reason to accept austerity. It can be defeatedThe Tories don’t have a mandate for what they’re set to unleash. Opposition has to go beyond parliament
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The case for radical change in Europe can’t be left to the nationalist rightGreece’s punishment and Cameron’s referendum games underline who really calls the shots in the EU
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Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and IraqThe sectarian terror group won’t be defeated by the western states that incubated it in the first place
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This New Labour revival could end with a party splitThis leadership contest is being led by a Blairite agenda. But the debate demands the voice of the left
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The big lie of economic success may still not save the ToriesConservative and Liberal Democrat pretensions of financial wizardry are absurd. They have failed even in their own terms
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The demonisation of Russia risks paving the way for warPoliticians and the media are using Vladimir Putin and Ukraine to justify military expansionism. It’s dangerous folly
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Pinkoes and Traitors by Jean Seaton review – my father, the BBC and a very British coupThe official history of the BBC misrepresents the removal of the director general in 1987 – from which the corporation has never recovered, writes Seumas Milne
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Al-Qaida planning kamikaze attacks on ships in Mediterranean, cables claimLeaked document from Russian intelligence agency claims north African branch wants to extend its range to Europe with marine unit
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Water-sucking plants and the life of a spy - video
Leaked spy cables obtained by al-Jazeera and the Guardian claim Israel has been trying to sabotage Egypt's water supply with water-sucking plants for decades
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Spies, lies and fantasies: leaked cables lift lid on work of intelligence agenciesIn the world of espionage, reports peppered with half-truths, rumours and the seemingly outlandish is par for the course, documents show
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South Africa spied on own government to get facts on joint project with RussiaAgent Africanist, who had links to Russian government, used to glean information about joint surveillance project
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Spy cables: Greenpeace head targeted by intelligence agencies before Seoul G20South Korea’s intelligence service requested information about South African activist Kumi Naidoo in runup to leaders’ meeting in 2010
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The unglamorous life of a modern spy in the new ‘El Dorado of espionage’South African report chronicles the movements of one of scores of foreign intelligence officers who have flocked to Africa in recent years
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Greenpeace head targeted by intelligence agencies, spy cables reveal – video
Leaked intelligence documents obtained by al-Jazeera and the Guardian reveal that before the 2010 G20 summit in Seoul, South Korean intelligence asked their South African counterparts for secret information on the environmental campaigner Kumi Naidoo. They linked him with two other South Africans listed by the Koreans as 'dangerous persons'
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Africa is new ‘El Dorado of espionage’, leaked intelligence files revealContinent emerges as the focus of international spying, with South Africa becoming a regional powerhouse and communications hub
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Netanyahu’s Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad, leaked spy cables show
In September 2012, the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, told the UN general assembly that an Iranian nuclear bomb was imminent. But leaked intelligence documents obtained by al-Jazeera and the Guardian reveal that Israeli intelligence thought differently at the time
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CIA attempted to contact Hamas despite official US ban, spy cables revealLeaked files show US ‘desperate to make inroads’ into Gaza as well as Barack Obama’s alleged threat to Palestinians over statehood
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Spy cables: MI6 intervened to halt South African firm’s deal with Iranian clientFurnace maker was ‘advised most strongly’ to end contract with company suspected of being involved in weapons manufacturing
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South Africa monitored Iranian agents under US pressure, spy cables showLives of Pretoria embassy staff scrutinised despite intelligence service stating repeatedly that Iran poses no threat to the country
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