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Recent Articles from Three Monkeys Online Magazine

• The Poet of Prose - Jim Crace in interview.

  In an extensive interview, Jim Crace, author of titles such as Quarantine, Being Dead and Six, discusses his work to date, future novels, and how he perceives his work.

  
  
• What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School – or the Economics of Terrorism. Loretta Napoleoni in interview.

  While so many have framed the 'war on terror' in religious and cultural terms, Loretta Napoleoni is convinced that the analysis should be done on economic territory. Her fascinating book "Terror Inc." offers many unsettling but important insights into how we're fighting and losing the war.

  
  
• Who's to blame? The Fosse Ardeatine and the struggle over memory in modern Italy.

  The massacre of 335 civilians in Rome's Fosse Ardeatine caves was one of the most brutal acts during the German occupation of Italy. What is surprising, though, is that in popular memory there is an ambiguity regarding who was to blame for the massacre. Alessandro Portelli, of Rome's La Sapienza University explains to Three Monkeys how the story of the massacre has been confused over decades, and the importance it has in modern day Italy.

  
  
• Michael Collins and the Organisation of Irish Intelligence, 1917-21

  In the first of a series of articles on the Irish war of independence, Colm McInerney details the importance of Michael Collins. Freedom Fighter or Terrorist depending upon your point of view, but his contribution to the art of guerilla warfare remains incontrevertible.

  
  
• Guantánamo - Why you need to care.

  The legal black hole that keeps 'suspects' detained by the US military in Guantánamo is not just an issue for liberals. From a pragmatic as well as moral perspective the system created in response to the September 11^th attacks needs to change argues David Rose, journalist and author of Guantánamo. America's war on Human Rights.