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Jan 25 2012

Hatred and division among us

Why We Must Learn America’s Islamic History

By , 01/25/2012 11:00 am … “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…”  So we were taught in primary school. But, did you know that the captains of two of the…  [more]

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Jan 25 2012

Imminent threat of extinction

We’ve been here before – and it suits Israel that we never forget ‘Nuclear Iran’

By Robert Fisk, Wednesday 25 January 2012 … Turning round a story is one of the most difficult tasks in journalism – and rarely more…  [more]

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Jan 22 2012

They just aren’t buying

Carville to GOP: You have a disaster on your hands

By James Carville, 2:41 PM EST, Sat January 21, 2012 … Memo to Republican Establishment: I would send this memo to each of you individually, but I’m not sure exactly…  [more]

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Jan 22 2012

Unsayable

The World War on Democracy

By John Pilger, January 20, 2012 … Lisette Talate died the other day. I remember a wiry, fiercely intelligent woman who masked her grief with a determination that was a presence. She was the embodiment…  [more]

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Jan 16 2012

More complicated than simple outrage

Marines Urinating on Corpses—What the Video Doesn’t Show

By Annie Keeghan, January 13, 2012 1:11PM … I was getting ready to post another blog, one more lighthearted than the last that received so much attention and inspired some great dialogue…  [more]

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Jan 16 2012

Because injustice is here

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

By Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 April 1963 … 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise…  [more]

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Jan 15 2012

These moral contradictions

We’re all guilty of dehumanizing the enemy

By  Sebastian Junger, January 13 … The video that emerged in recent days appearing to show four U.S. Marines urinating on several dead Taliban fighters has outraged many people in this country. Secretary…  [more]

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