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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 actors an opportunity to prove themselves. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]