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*E-mail your concerns and complaints to Columbia at this email: Curesponse@columbia.edu* (Hat-tip Sr. Zahra) Let me start off by saying that I am no fan of Ahmedinejad… in fact, I don't particularly like him at all. But I support his right to speak to Americans… the last thing we want ... Read More »
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America to the Rescue in the Middle East (MUST WATCH)
This is a must-see video. It chronicles how America has been saving the Middle East for 3 generations now, and why foreign policy experience is so crucial for the next president. Enjoy [warning - mild language]. For what it's worth I am thoroughly convinced that the Daily Show is in ... Read More »
UPDATE! Intifida in “Little Israel”, “The Israel Lobby” and Fighting Back — Take ACTION Now
Cross-posted on Daily Kos here. UPDATE: The “ardent Zionist” interim Principal is now the PERMANENT Principal. Why am I not surprised? Just read the way the story is written in this right-wing newspaper… even these guys are shocked that something like this can happen in America. SHAME on New York. ... Read More »
Pearl, Okinawa Rape… Murder & Rape of Teen Iraqi Girl, Abeer al-Janabi
In memory of our sister, Abeer al-Janabi… 1996: Three US Servicemen were convicted of raping a 12-year Japanese girl. On the trial's opening day, Gill (one of the servicemen) said that he raped the girl, while Ledet and Harp (the other two servicemen) said they had been bullied by Gill ... Read More »
The Bush Administration: A Perfect Case-Study for Groupthink
The following entry is based off a milestone article by Irving Janis in the Psychology Today magazine, published in Nov. 1971 on Groupthink. “How could we have been so stupid?” President JFK asked after he and a close group of advisers had blundered into the Bay of Pigs invasion of ... Read More »
The Farmocracy Experiment
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The Link Between Islam & Suicide Attacks (or is there?)
Robert Pape, a Professor at the prestigious University of Chicago, concludes that there is no such link. In fact, Pape's research shows that, “Over 95% of all suicide attacks are not religious”. Off-topic, one wonders why then the Pew report had to even inject this topic in its report on ... Read More »
Pew Survey- Muslims: Democratic, Socially Conservative, Concerned Citizens (Update #3)
For easier reading, the analysis will be split betwen three posts. Please read background and first 2 parts in order to better digest the information in this post: Previous: Muslim Americans- Pew Survey & the Media Twist (Background, Update #1 and #2) Next: Analysis of Muslim Population in America- Methodology, ... Read More »
Muslim Americans- Pew Survey & the Media Twist (Background & Update #1 & #2)
Next: Pew Survey- Muslims: Democratic, Socially Conservative, Concerned Citizens (Update #3) Analysis of Muslim Population in America- Methodology, Criticism and Other Sources (Update #4) ** The following bit is a little venting, followed by real analysis, please feel free to skip it to the Update#1** Cross-posted at Dailykos.com. Prelude: This ... Read More »
The 2 Million Other Iraqi Refugees -Ruth Nasrullah
According to yesterday's New York Times Sunday Magazine cover story, The Flight From Iraq, since 2003 the US has accepted 701 refugees from Iraq. The other 2 million are the subject of the video report and photo essay linked below. Sobering and heartrending. The Flight From Iraq, Part I The ... Read More »