2012 archive

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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