The paper supported NATO 's military intervention in the Kosovo War in 1998 – 1999 . '' The Guardian '' stated that " the only honourable course for Europe and America is to use military force " . Mary Kaldor 's piece was headlined " Bombs away ! But to save civilians , we must get in some soldiers too . " In the early 2000s , '' The Guardian '' challenged the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Treason Felony Act 1848 . In October 2004 , '' The Guardian '' published a humorous column by Charlie Brooker in its entertainment guide , which appeared to call for the assassination of George W. Bush . This caused some controversy and the paper was forced to issue an apology and remove the article from its website . Following the 7 July 2005 London bombings , '' The Guardian '' published an article on its comment pages by Dilpazier Aslam , a 27-year-old British Muslim and journalism trainee from Yorkshire . Aslam was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir , an Islamist group , and had published a number of articles on their website . According to the paper , it did not know that Aslam was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir when he applied to become a trainee , though several staff members were informed of this once he started at the paper . The Home Office has claimed the group 's " ultimate aim is the establishment of an Islamic state ( Caliphate ) , according to Hizb ut-Tahrir via non-violent means " . '' The Guardian '' asked Aslam to resign his membership of the group and , when he did not do so , terminated his employment . In early 2009 , the paper started a tax investigation into a number of major UK companies , including publishing a database of the tax paid by the FTSE 100 companies . Internal documents relating to Barclays Bank 's tax avoidance were removed from '' The Guardian '' website after Barclays obtained a gagging order . The paper played a pivotal role in exposing the depth of the '' News of the World '' phone hacking affair . '' The Economist '' '' Intelligent Life '' magazine opined that ... In August 2004 , for the US presidential election , the daily '' G2 '' supplement launched an experimental letter-writing campaign in Clark County , Ohio , an average-sized county in a swing state . Editor Ian Katz bought a voter list from the county for $ 25 and asked readers to write to people listed as undecided in the election , giving them an impression of the international view and the importance of voting against President George W. Bush . Katz admitted later that he did not believe Democrats who warned that the campaign would benefit Bush and not opponent John Kerry . The newspaper scrapped " Operation Clark County " on 21 October 2004 after first publishing a column of responses — nearly all of them outraged — to the campaign under the headline " Dear Limey assholes " . Some commentators suggested that the public 's dislike of the campaign contributed to Bush 's victory in Clark County
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
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