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US Drone Strikes Kill 15 in N. Waziristan
The Associated Press does an important story about an intensive drone strike campaign by the US military since September 2 in southern Afghanistan and in […]
Squirrel! – Stewart Skewers Media Islamophobia
Jon Stewart at the Daily Show has some fun with corporate media’s recent Islam obsession The funniest thing about the bit is his comparison of […]
Amnesty: 30,000 Held in Iraq without Due Process;
Evidence of Abuse
Iraq holding thirty thousand prisoners without due process, often torturing or abusing them, according to Amnesty International
Schama: Islamophobia Recalls anti-Catholic, Anti-Jewish Nativism of America’s Past
Historian Simon Schama explains the outburst of anti-Muslim bigotry in contemporary US society on CNN. Yay for Schama and kudos to CNN for seeking out […]
Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum Extends Range of Liberties
The question in the American blogosphere seems to be whether the referendum on Turkey’s constitutional changes was good for democracy or good for the sharia […]
2 Dead in Afghan Protests Against American Quran-Burning Plans
The Pashtun-majority province of Logar just south of Kabul saw further protests on Sunday against American threats of Quran-burning, which turned deadly, leaving two dead […]
Stewart Nails Hannity Lying (Same as ‘Stewart Nails Hannity Breathing’)
Jon Stewart nails Sean Hannity for dishonestly showing only part of an Obama clip and distorting its meaning. (At 5:30 in). Actually, I think the […]
Afghans Demonstrate Against US Quran-Burning That Never Happened
Saturday witnessed a second wave of demonstrations against the threats by small American fundamentalist churches (especially the Dove Outreach group of some 50 in Gainesville, […]
Top Ways 9/11 Broke Islamic Law
On the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, it is clear that al-Qaeda was a tiny fringe terrorist movement, not a globe-straddling threat to […]
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