Neocons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video

September 25, 2008

Neocons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video

by Ali Gharib

with Eli Clifton and Jim Lobe
A group of hard-line US neoconservatives and former Israeli diplomats, among others, are behind the mass distribution, ahead of the November US presidential election, of a controversial DVD that critics have denounced as Islamophobic.
The group, the Endowment for Middle East Truth [...]

Open Letter to Christian US Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Open Letter to Christian US Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
by Stan Goff
by Stan Goff

DIGG THIS

Who and Whose are you?: Confession of faith and renunciation of evil
On February 1, 1996, I retired from the United States Army. I had served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam as an infantryman, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 4th Infantry Division, [...]

Row over German mosque plan

Saturday, September 20, 2008

 

 

Row over German mosque plan

 

 Leftist protesters outnumbered nationalists on Cologne’s streets on Saturday [AFP]

 

German police have clashed with counter-demonstrato rs in Cologne while authorities have banned a nationalist group from staging a rally against plans to build a big mosque in the city.
At least one officer was injured in Saturday’s incident.
The rally’s organisers, Pro-Koeln (For [...]

Why Obama Is Wrong

September 18, 2008

Why Obama Is Wrong

by William S. Lind

A few weeks ago I wrote a column explaining why Senator John McCain is wrong on Iraq. In contrast, Senator Barack Obama is largely right on Iraq. Whether he would follow through on his plan for withdrawing U.S. troops is another question. The Democratic foreign policy establishment [...]

The world cannot afford a new Cold War (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)

The world cannot afford a new Cold War
By Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Source: International Herald Tribune  Monday, September 15, 2008
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the world had enormous expectations  that it would finally harvest peace dividends from the ruins of the Cold  War.
Indeed, despite the turbulent transition of the international system, we saw some progress. Relations [...]

Insight: Artists and politics: Where is Indonesia heading?

source: http://www.thejakar tapost.com/ news/2008/ 09/16/insight- artists-and- politics- where-indonesia- heading.html
If things go as planned, next year Indonesia will have new members of parliament. The 2009 general elections will change the configuration of the country’s lawmaking body, the House of Representatives. Through the polls, old members will retain their positions and new faces will join as rookies [...]

Indonesian celebrities go for political seats

Indonesian celebrities go for political seats
THE JAKARTA POST – September 03, 2008

Diaz Hendropriyono, Washington, DC

The rise of celebrities in the political arena has created a mixed message. While many are against it, mainly because of their lack of political experience, others are willing to give these [...]

Jimmy Carter Conspicuously Absent From Podium

Jimmy Carter Conspicuously Absent From Podium
By Brett Lieberman and Nathan Guttman
28/08/08 “The Forward” — – Denver — Former president Jimmy Carter’s controversial views on Israel cost him a place on the podium at the Democratic Party convention in late August, senior Democratic operatives acknowledged to the Forward.
Breaking with the tradition of giving speech time to [...]

Why Liberals Fear Islam

Why Liberals Fear Islam
The Only Good Muslim is the Anti-Muslim
By M. JUNAID LEVESQUE-ALAM
28/08/08 “Counterpunch” – — For some, Barack Obama’s stature as a man of the left has fallen precipitously, like late autumn leaves shed by branches bowing to the will of winter.
Disappointment has often been self-inflicted. Supporters have dipped their pens deeply into the [...]