The horrid Bill Maher and his guest Van Jones even guffawed about dead Gaza babies.
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Sadr Demands Oil Shares for Iraqis, Insists on US Withdrawal
Washington observers are worried that the return to Iraq of Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr will forestall a revision of the Status of Forces Agreement. The SOFA […]
Over 9,000 Murders by Gun in US; 39 in UK
Number of Murders, United States, 2009: 15,241 Number of Murders by Firearms, US, 2009: 9,146 Number of Murders, Britain, 2008*: 648 (Since Britain’s population is […]
Another US Quagmire? Lebanon Government Falls
Ironically, while Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri was meeting with President Obama on Wednesday, his government fell. As one Arab commentator observed, he went into […]
Palin Borrows ‘Blood Libel’ from Israeli Far Right
Sarah Palin in her response to the controversy over her violent political imagery and that of the US right wing in general in the wake […]
Random Shooting in Egypt or Sectarian Hatred?
Was it sectarian hatred or a policeman’s random meltdown? The answer is not clear, though many press accounts are rushing to judgment. One thing that […]
Biden: US Could be in Afghanistan Past 2014; Bombing Shakes Capital
Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday in Kabul that the US might keep troops in Afghanistan after 2014 if asked to do so by the […]
Death Penalty for Blasphemy Rare in Muslim World
Pakistani campaigners against the country’s blasphemy laws are pointing out that out of 54 Muslim-majority countries in the world, at most 5 permit capital punishment […]
Rightwingers feeling Unfairly Blamed
(courtesy Stacey (twitter.com/flipflops).
24 Dead in Tunisia Clashes; US Ambassador Called In
Some 24 persons have been killed in clashes between protesters and government security forces in Tunisia. The government has closed schools and universities “indefinitely” as […]
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