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For years, human rights advocates have argued that terrorism is essentially criminal behaviour, and terrorists should therefore be tried under the rules of due process that democratic states have developed over centuries for...
Since she's back, so am I. Below is a reprint edition of my essay from September 2008 comparing Sarah Palin to Muslim fundamentalists on select issues. Also check out Going Rouge: An American Nightmare from OR books, in which...
BY BILL LAITNER FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Members of the Huntington Woods Peace Citizenship and Education Project plan to meet at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to plan their next event. But the group of 100 doesn’t plan to complain to the...
Today is also the on-sale date for Going Rouge, that fantastic collection of articles and essays about Sarah Palin from OR books. From OR's web site: With contributions by: Amy Alexander, Max Blumenthal, Juan Cole, Joe Conason,...
Tomorrow a new book will hit the stores. No, I am not talking about "Going Rogue: An American Life", Palin's new memoir, I am talking about "Going Rouge: Sarah Palin - An American Nightmare". This book contains articles and...
The 2009 Weblog Awards are almost upon us, and I’ve made no secret of my view that such awards are good for increasing one’s exposure. Consequently, I’m politely suggesting that if any of you think Israellycool is worthy of...
AP is reporting that President Barack Obama is declining to be rushed into committing to the Afghanistan War as an open-ended project, and wants a timetable for turning security duties over to the Afghanistan National Army. AP...
Conflict within Waziristan is a reminder that not all Pashtuns are extremists For more from Juan Cole, visit his blog Informed Comment. Police officials survey the site of a suicide bomb explosion in Charsadda, located about 12...
Obama set on sticking to timetable * U.S. officials worry about repeat of 2006 violence * Flexibility built into troop withdrawal timeline By Ross Colvin and Michael Christie WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Iraqi...
Most of the world's 1.57 billion Muslims know that the Holy Quran states quite clearly that, "Anyone who kills a human being ... it shall be as though he has killed all of mankind. ... If anyone saves a life, it shall be as...
