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Bigots Smash Window of Iraqi-American Restaurant: Then . . . Vets come to Save the Day
Vets, some of them having served in Iraq, come to eat at an Iraqi-American restaurant in Lowell to give them some business and make up […]
If N. Korea is the Threat, Why is all the War Talk about a Weak Iran?
All the talk in Washington is about war on Iran, which poses no threat to the United States. But one never hears belligerence toward North […]
Can you Pass the Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Quiz? (Rudolph)
By Jeffrey Rudolph While Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community was a marginal presence in 1948, it has since grown into a meaningful social and political force. […]
Jon Stewart Risks Jail in Egypt by Satirizing President Morsi, Provokes Diplomatic Incident
The US embassy in Cairo’s twitter feed is known for its informality and irreverence, and tweeted out a link to Jon Stewart’s interventions on the […]
Congress Obsessed with American Muslims, Neglects real threat of White Supremacists
The shooting of Kaufman, Texas district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia remains a mystery. But investigators are increasingly looking into a cell of […]
Eyeless in Gaza: When will Israel let its People Go?
Israeli war planes struck the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Israel has roughly 7.5 million people, Gaza roughly 1.7 million. Israel bombed and destroyed Gaza’s […]
How the Pentagon Helped Make Afghanistan the Most Corrupt Country on Earth (Hiro)
Dilip Hiro writes at Tomdispatch.com Washington has vociferously denounced Afghan corruption as a major obstacle to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. This has been widely […]
Syrian Revolution even Bloodier in March, with record 6000 Dead
Syrian dissidents say that some 6,000 people died in Syria in March, the largest one-month toll since the movement to overthrow the Baathist regime of […]
Egyptian Comedian Bassem Youssef on Kafkaesque Interrogation (CNN Video)
Bassem Youssef tells Christiane Amanpour about the 5-hour Kafkaesque interrogation he underwent after being summoned by the prosecutor-general. The humorless prosecutors essentially made a montage […]