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9/11 theories, Bangladesh, Greek Fires, Iraq, Afghanistan and Camilla

Martin Vennard | 09:20 UK time, Monday, 27 August 2007

I hope you all had a good weekend, or are still having a good one, if, as in most of Britain, today is public holiday.

As I wrote on Friday, we are planning to look at some of the alternative theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks in Washington and the United States.

A number of you have posted messages on our blog on the subject and I will be approving them as soon as possible.

Another issue we talked about discussing today was the recent unrest and arrests in . It seems to have fallen down the news agenda over the weekend, but should we still be visiting the subject?

In Greece, the which have killed at least 60 people continue to rage. They have been called an "unprecedented disaster". The government has declared a state of emergency and a 1m euro reward has been offered to help catch the arsonists suspected of being behind many of the fires. Perhaps we should be hearing from people affected by the Greek fires?

In Iraq, Shia, Sunni and Kurdish leaders have signed a . Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said
the accord was the second step towards rebuilding Iraq's political process, after four Kurdish and Shia parties formed a new alliance.

Mr Maliki has been criticised in recent days by US and French politicians. Some senior American figures have called for him to be removed from office, but the White House hailed Sunday's deal as "an important symbol" of unity in Iraq. Is there still hope for the current Iraqi government?

Later today, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is expected to report that the amount of opium being produced in has again reached record levels.

Helmand province, where British troops are based, is expected to be named as the world's largest drug-producing area. Is this a sign that the international forces in Afghanistan are failing in their mission there? Should we be discussing that?

And here in Britain Prince Charles' wife, , has announced that she won't be attending a memorial service on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of his former wife Princess Diana.

Camilla said she feared her attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion. Diana had accused Camilla of being partly responsible for the break-up of her marriage to the heir to the British throne. Is Camilla right not to attend?

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