Interventionism, Not Muslims, Is the Problem — by Jacob G. Hornberger

One of the popular post-9/11 sentiments has been the one that holds that Muslims are bent on conquering the world. The notion is that Muslims hate Christianity and Western freedom and values and that such hatred is rooted in the Koran and stretches back centuries. Thus, the United States has been drawn, reluctantly, into a [...]

Indonesia As the New India

Indonesia As the New India
This stable democracy with a hot market economy resembles another Asian giant in the 1990s.
George Wehrfritz and Solenn Honorine From the magazine issue dated Oct 20, 2008 Jakarta today could be any of Asia’s 21st-century boomtowns. The malls buzz, traffic snarls and modern office towers dominate the skyline. It all [...]

The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/opinion/12rich.html?ei=5070&emc=eta1
October 12, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist
The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama
 
By FRANK RICH
 

IF you think way back to the start of this marathon campaign, back when it seemed preposterous that any black man could be a serious presidential contender, then you remember the biggest fear about Barack Obama: a crazy person might take a shot at him.
Some [...]

Naomi Klein: Wall St. Crisis Should Be for Neoliberalism What Fall of Berlin Wall Was for Communism

 October 06, 2008

Naomi Klein: Wall St. Crisis Should Be for Neoliberalism What Fall of Berlin Wall Was for Communism

As the world reels from the financial crisis on Wall Street and the taxpayer-funded $700 billion bailout, we spend the hour with Naomi Klein on the economy, politics and “disaster capitalism.” The Shock Doctrine author recently spoke [...]

Muslims are at Peace With You

September 16, 2008
A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Disarm Fear-Mongering
Muslims are at Peace With You
By FATEMAH KESHAVARZ
If you have received a hair-raising “documentary” called Obsession in the mail this weekend, you are not a chosen surprise winner, or the recipient of a kind anonymous gift. You belong to a sought after group of people: [...]

Islamic Group Gains Power in Indonesia

Source: New York Times October 7, 2008
Islamic Group Gains Power in Indonesia
By PETER GELLING
JAKARTA — In a sign of its growing prominence, Indonesia’s Council of Ulemas moved its headquarters from the basement of a major mosque here into an expensive new office tower in the heart of downtown.
The council was established in 1975 as [...]

Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV channel has started broadcasting via an Indonesian satellite, after being taken off a Thai satellite

The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC), 08/09/2008 – Communications and terrorism
 
Communications and terrorism: Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV channel has started broadcasting via an Indonesian satellite, after being taken off a Thai satellite. The Indonesian satellite covers East Asia, China, and Australia. Indonesia is a Muslim country, making [...]