The Man Behind the Anti-Shariah Movement By Andrea Elliott, July 30, 2011 … NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s latest woes include high unemployment, continuing foreclosures and a battle over collective-bargaining rights for teachers. But when a Republican representative took the Statehouse floor during a recent hearing, he warned of a new threat to his constituents’ way of …
Category: Foreign Policy
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Jul 30 2011
Seen today
…on Highway 84, about five miles northeast of Bismarck, Arkansas: What it fails to mention is that some estimates of Iraqi civilian casualties are as high as 1,455,590. Afghan civilian casualties are more difficult to estimate, but the United Nations recently reported that civilian casualties in Afghanistan are worse than ever. Almost 1500 civilians were killed …
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Jul 28 2011
Morally responsible
Censorship of war casualties in the US By Ted Rall, 28 Jul 2011 11:32 … Why is it so easy for political leaders in the US to convince ordinary citizens to support war? How is it that, after that initial enthusiasm has given away to fatigue and disgust, the reaction is mere disinterest rather than …
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Jul 27 2011
Alligators in the swamp
MEMO: CNI friends and allies FROM: Phil Giraldi, Executive Director There has been considerable commentary over the possibility that the terrorism in Norway will trigger a reaction against “conservative” websites and will stifle legitimate debate over immigration and asylum policies. But the websites in question are not conservative at all but rather neoconservative, and the …
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Jul 26 2011
We should think more
Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist? Let’s not mince words By Sally Quinn, Jul 26, 2011 5:51 PM … Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist? Let’s not mince words. When a Muslim commits a terrorist act he or she is labeled a “Muslim terrorist.” The explanation? Well, they are Muslim and they are …
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Jul 26 2011
Into a frenzy
Christian Zionists unite in D.C. to express support for Israel By Natasha Mozgovaya, 03:50 20.07.11 … Over 5000 Christians, mainly Evangelicals, gathered this week at the Convention Center in Washington for the annual conference of the organization CUFI, Christians United For Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Christian Zionist conference via satellite, telling them, …
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Jul 26 2011
Direct challenge
US House Committee saves Israeli aid in foreign aid cut By Ran Dagoni, 21 July 11 12:13 … The US House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday cut the Obama administration’s $51 billion 2012 budget request for the State Department and foreign aid by $6.4 billion, but kept unchanged the $3 billion in military aid for Israel. Commentators …
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